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Object details:

Object Name: Lunar Roving Vehicle, Vibration Test Unit
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19750837000

	Object Name
	Lunar Roving Vehicle, Vibration Test Unit

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f472a586-1e6b-42cc-be42-5e0faaefdf6f

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Boeing Company

	Materials
	Aluminum chassis, zinc-coated piano wire wheels, fiberglass fenders, canvas, nylon, brass

	Dimensions
	Overall: 48 in. tall x 60 in. wide x 96 in. long, 980 lb. (121.92 x 152.4 x 243.84cm, 444.5kg)

	Summary
	The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was a four-wheeled, battery powered "dune buggy" taken to the moon on Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17. This particular unit was used on Earth as a Vibration Test Unit. The LRV was stowed on the descent stage of the Lunar Module and deployed upon arrival at the lunar surface. Actually a "wheeled spacecraft", it was operated with a spacecraft "stick" rather than a steering wheel, and could move forward and backwards. The design included a communications antenna and a television camera. Each wheel had a 1/4-horsepower electric motor. The LRV could reach speeds of up to 12 miles per hour and carry 1000 pounds (2 astronauts and their equipment.)

	Summary
	This lunar rover was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution from NASA in 1975.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19750837000

	Type
	SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles

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