Lunar Roving Vehicle
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The Lunar Roving Vehicle was a battery-powered, four-wheeled rover used by NASA astronauts to explore the Moon’s surface during the later Apollo missions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lunar Roving Vehicle canonical | 2 |
| Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle | 1 |
| Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft hardware
ⓘ
lunar rover ⓘ uncrewed ground vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 2 astronauts ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | folded and deployed from Lunar Module side bay ⓘ |
| designedFor | lunar surface exploration ⓘ |
| developer |
Boeing
ⓘ
General Motors Defense Research Laboratories ⓘ |
| firstUseDate | 1971-07-31 ⓘ |
| firstUsedOnBody | Moon ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
battery packs
ⓘ
high-gain antenna ⓘ low-gain antenna ⓘ navigation system ⓘ seats for two astronauts ⓘ television camera ⓘ tubular aluminum frame ⓘ wire-mesh wheels ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ |
| massOnEarth | about 210 kg ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | about 13 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
folding chassis for compact stowage
ⓘ
remotely steerable TV camera from Earth ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
lunar vacuum
ⓘ
reduced lunar gravity ⓘ |
| payloadCapacity | about 490 kg on the Moon ⓘ |
| powerSource | battery-powered ⓘ |
| propulsionType | electric motor ⓘ |
| quantityBuilt | 4 ⓘ |
| quantityFlown | 3 ⓘ |
| range | about 35 km per mission ⓘ |
| status | abandoned on the Moon ⓘ |
| stowedLocation |
Apollo Lunar Module
ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Module descent stage
|
| typicalSpeed | about 8 km/h ⓘ |
| usedByAstronaut |
Charles M. Duke Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Duke
David Scott ⓘ Eugene Cernan ⓘ Harrison H. Schmitt ⓘ
surface form:
Harrison Schmitt
James B. Irwin ⓘ
surface form:
James Irwin
John Young ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Apollo 15
ⓘ
Apollo 16 ⓘ Apollo 17 ⓘ |
| wheelCount | 4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)
this entity surface form:
Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle