LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE
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| The Saturn V provided the capability for Earth escape and Earth orbital missions for Apollo and later for Skylab. Before the end of the 1960's, the Marshall Center was extending its capabilities in another direction as well. The Lunar Roving Vehicle was designed to transport astronauts and materials on the moon. A Lunar Roving Vehicle was used on each of the last three Apollo missions in 1971 and 1972 to permit the crew to travel several miles from the lunar landing site. |