Lunar rover vehicle on Moon - 1969
The final three missions (15, 16 and 17) of the American Apollo program in 1971 and 1972 used the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), a battery-powered four-wheeled rover. Popular names for it include the Moon buggy and the Dune Buggy.
Each LRV was produced by Boeing, and its empty weight is 460 pounds (210 kg). It was built for a top speed of 8 miles per hour (13 kilometers per hour), but it actually reached a top speed of 11.2 miles per hour (18.0 kilometers per hour) on its final mission, Apollo 17. It could carry a maximum payload of 1,080 pounds (490 kg), which would include two people, equipment, and lunar samples.
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Even Better Planets Than Earth for Life Have Been Found by NASA Telescope.
Are we the only species in the universe has long been a question on humanity's mind. Does it contain a mind that was created under a different sun and that observes entirely other stars in the night sky? To look for exoplanets, or planets outside the solar system, the TESS satellite telescope was launched on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle on April 18, 2018. Since then, almost four years have passed. What was learned during this period? Are we any closer to finding the answer to one of humanity's most vexing and fascinating questions: Is there life on other planets? Do we inhabit a solitary universe?
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