Modular Equipment Transporter
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The Modular Equipment Transporter was a hand-pulled lunar cart used during Apollo missions to carry tools, scientific instruments, and samples across the Moon’s surface.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program equipment
ⓘ
NASA space hardware ⓘ lunar surface transport cart ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
ALSEP components
ⓘ
sample return containers ⓘ tools for sample collection ⓘ |
| component |
removable equipment pallets
ⓘ
sample bags and containers mounts ⓘ tool carriers ⓘ wheeled chassis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentLocation | lunar module landing site ⓘ |
| designedBy | NASA engineers for Apollo surface operations ⓘ |
| designedToOperateIn |
low gravity
ⓘ
lunar regolith terrain ⓘ vacuum ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (replica)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various aerospace museums (replicas) ⓘ |
| environment | lunar surface ⓘ |
| firstUseDate | 1971-02-05 ⓘ |
| firstUseEvent | Apollo 14 first EVA on the Moon GENERATED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1 meter ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first wheeled vehicle used by NASA astronauts on the Moon ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.5 meters ⓘ |
| limitation |
difficult to pull over rough lunar terrain
ⓘ
limited stability on slopes and craters ⓘ |
| manufacturer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 36 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionLandingSite | Fra Mauro highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWheels | two ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Apollo 14 EVA-1
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Apollo 14 EVA-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAdvantage | increased payload astronauts could carry on EVAs GENERATED ⓘ |
| propulsion | hand-pulled by astronauts ⓘ |
| shortName | MET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Lunar Roving Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByAstronaut |
Alan Shepard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edgar Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transporting lunar rock and soil samples
ⓘ
transporting scientific instruments on the lunar surface ⓘ transporting tools on the lunar surface ⓘ |
| usedOnMission | Apollo 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelType | wire-mesh wheels ⓘ |
| width | approximately 0.9 meters ⓘ |
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