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Class: Manned. Type: Lunar Rover. Destination: Moon. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Bendix. The Bendix Manned Lunar Vehicle was a lunar rover design of November 1961. The vehicle had 4 wheels and a range of 400 km with a crew of 3 on a 14 day traverse. The rover was designed to move loose lunar surface, and accomplish towing, assembly, maintenance, or repair tasks. Maximum speed was 8 kph, and slopes of 20° could be traversed. Version powered either by a combination of solar cells and RTG's or by two fuel cells were considered. Crew Size: 3. Mass: 2,720 kg (5,990 lb). Electrical System: Solar cells and RTG's or 2 fuel cells.
Bibliography and Further Reading - Bendix Corporation, Lunar Surface Mobility Systems Comparison and Evolution Study (MOBEV), Five volumes, submitted under contract NAS8-20334, November 1966..
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