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Topic: Photo of the week 823 (August 1, 2020)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3446
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 08-01-2020 02:44 AM
   
 An interesting 1971 Boeing publicity photo of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, which made its debut on Apollo 15. Obviously those were different times. |
Panther494
Member Posts: 448
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 08-01-2020 05:26 AM
Great photo Ed. Thank you. This makes you realise the actual scale of the rover, a lot bigger than you think. You get used to seeing them with suited astronauts which changes your sense of scale. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1463
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-01-2020 06:44 AM
Never cease to marvel at the ingenuity and beauty of the rover. |
perineau
Member Posts: 275
From: FRANCE
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 08-01-2020 08:17 AM
Yes, thanks for posting - makes you kinda wonder, though how they managed to unfold that thing! |
oly
Member Posts: 1082
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 08-01-2020 08:34 AM
Ed, thank you for posting this image, it shows some detail that I have not seen before. The hardware used to mount the rover to the walking hinge is installed on the rover in this shot. There are other images that show this from side view, and some images of the hardware discarded on the lunar surface, but this shot is unique. Do you have a better resolution version of this image that you could share? |
328KF
Member Posts: 1281
From:
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-01-2020 08:59 AM
If you can locate the series Moon Machines there is a whole episode on the development of the lunar rover that includes the original designers, and the scale model they built to come up with the ingenious folding mechanism which allowed it to be deployed from the LM. At one time, they held a meeting with von Braun and when the door was opened to his office, they drove this little RC model through to introduce it to him! |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1463
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-02-2020 12:51 AM
Brilliant DVD. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3446
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 08-02-2020 02:46 AM
quote:
Originally posted by oly:
Do you have a better resolution version of this image that you could share?
I sent you an email. |
GT76
Member Posts: 31
From: River Ridge, La. USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 08-14-2020 09:10 AM
This Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation document has interesting information on the LRV. On page 69 is an alternate photo with information on the passenger. |
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