Moon Buggy. The First Electric Car On the Moon!
The first lunar rover (a.k.a. “Moon Buggy”) landed on the Moon aboard the Apollo 15 lunar module on July 30, 1971.
The Moon Buggy was about the size of a Lincoln Continental, but had to fold up smaller than a Volkswagen to fit inside the Apollo spacecraft. On the moon, it only weighs 76 pounds. But on earth it weighed 460 pounds!
The wheels on the Moon Buggy were made of woven piano wires. Each wheel was independently powered by its own electric motor.
This photo was taken at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan for a Photo Club Scavenger Hunt, Topic:
Represents a Moment in History.
Moon Buggy. The First Electric Car On the Moon!
The first lunar rover (a.k.a. “Moon Buggy”) landed on the Moon aboard the Apollo 15 lunar module on July 30, 1971.
The Moon Buggy was about the size of a Lincoln Continental, but had to fold up smaller than a Volkswagen to fit inside the Apollo spacecraft. On the moon, it only weighs 76 pounds. But on earth it weighed 460 pounds!
The wheels on the Moon Buggy were made of woven piano wires. Each wheel was independently powered by its own electric motor.
This photo was taken at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan for a Photo Club Scavenger Hunt, Topic:
Represents a Moment in History.