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Astronauts Training on the L
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| Name of Image |
Astronauts Training on the Lunar Roving Vehicle |
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1970-06-01 |
| Full Description |
This image depicts the Apollo 16 mission astronauts John Young (right) and Charles Duke (left) in pressure suits during a final crew training on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), building 4619. Developed by the MSFC, the LRV was the lightweight electric car designed to increase the range of mobility and productivity of astronauts on the lunar surface. It was used on the last three Apollo missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. |
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Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Un
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Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit With Astronauts |
| Date of Image |
1971-11-01 |
| Full Description |
In this November 1971 photograph, (from left to right) Astronauts John Young, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Fred Haise, Anthony England, Charles Fullerton, and Donald Peterson await deployment tests of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) qualification test unit in building 4649 at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The LRV, developed under the direction of the MSFC, was designed to allow Apollo astronauts a greater range of mobility on the lunar surface during the last three lunar exploration missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. |
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