Lunar Roving Vehicle, Mobility Test Article, Bendix Model

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Bendix Corp.

Summary

This four-wheeled vehicle was a developmental prototype for the Apollo missions' lunar rover. Known as a Mobility Test Article, this vehicle helped solve problems associated with the design of the wheel assembly. Later designs of lunar rovers were used on the later Apollo missions.

NASA transferred this model lunar rover to the Smithsonian Institution in 1975.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19750651000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles

Materials

Aluminum and aluminum alloy

Dimensions

Approximate: 264 in. long x 180 in. wide (670.56 x 457.2cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv919aac4e7-fc6d-4f48-b2e4-d3f752ade752

Record ID

nasm_A19750651000