The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was an electric vehicle designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon and to be capable of traversing the lunar surface, allowing the Apollo …

Jan 21, 2025 · The Apollo 16 lunar module (LM) "Orion" was the fifth crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. It carried two astronauts, Commander John W. Young and LM pilot Charles M. …

Jan 23, 2025 · The LM also carried a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), an Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) that contained scientific experiments to be deployed and left …

James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. Apollo 15 Mission Summary. Apollo 15 Command Module "Endeavour" Handheld Photography - Experiment Description ... The Apollo Lunar Roving …

The Apollo program included a large number of uncrewed test missions and 12 crewed missions: three Earth orbiting missions (Apollo 7, 9 and Apollo-Soyuz), two lunar orbiting missions …

The primary mission goals of investigating the lunar surface and environment in the Taurus-Littrow region, emplacing and activating surface experiments, performing experiments in lunar …

6 days ago · During this time they covered 27 km using the Lunar Roving Vehicle, collected 95.71 kg of rock and soil samples, took photographs, and set up the ALSEP and other scientific …

The Laser Ranging Retroreflector Experiment (LRRR), part of the ALSEP package, was a corner reflector for laser ranging from earth. The ranging data obtained included information on lunar …

The Apollo mission consisted of a Command Module (CM) and a Lunar Module (LM). The CM and LM would separate after lunar orbit insertion. One crew member would stay in the CM, which …

The Japanese Lunar Excursion Vehicle, or Transformable Lunar Robot, is a small 8 cm diameter sphere with a mass of about 0.25 kg that will open into a cylindrical shape, basically an axle …