Lunar Roving Vehicle delivered broadcasts. Lunar rovers, four-wheeled electric vehicles designed to traverse the moon's surface, were deployed to the moon for several of the Apollo missions in the ...

But, if the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gets its way, that's exactly where you might find one, as it's ...

Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) NASA. The craft was controlled by a T-shaped joystick and navigated using a directional gyroscope paired with an odometer and a modified sundial as backup.

And then you realize you are not even a quarter of the way done. Announced in May, the Lego Technic NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle - LRV was released for sale today (Aug. 1). The 1,913-piece set ...

The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) ultimately enabled Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt to venture as much as 4.7 miles (7.6 kilometers) away from their lunar module.

The post uses an authentic photo found in the National Archives of Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin on the moon standing beside the first lunar roving vehicle (or rover) on Aug. 1, 1971.

The last time anyone drove on the Moon was way back in 1972 when the astronauts of Apollo 17 took the Lunar Roving Vehicle for one last spin. Now, NASA is plotting a return to the Moon’s surface ...

The last time NASA landed Americans on the moon was 1972—they drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle, an electric-powered “moon buggy” that looked like lawn chairs strapped to a car chassis.When ...

That vehicle, developed in the 1960s by General Motors and deployed on three separate Apollo missions in the early '70s, was formally called the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Once deployed, however, the LTV will differ from the Lunar Roving Vehicle in a few key aspects—most notably, it won’t always need someone at the steering wheel.

At that time, NASA indicated it was looking to land astronauts at the moon’s south pole by the mid-2020s and needed an exceptionally tough vehicle for the harsh lunar environment.

Announced in May, the Lego Technic NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle - LRV was released for sale today (Aug. 1). The 1,913-piece set is aimed at adults and retails for $219.99 (€219.99 or £189. ...