Grumman LSS Project 344 Rover - 1 man
Grumman LSS Rover
Credit - NASA
Class: Manned. Type: Lunar Rover. Destination: Moon. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Grumman.

The Grumman Lunar Logistics System Project 344 single-crew rover of January 1963 had 2 x two-wheeled power modules. Each wheel was 360 cm in diameter, and the rover had a range of 300 km on a 3.3 day traverse.

The rover was designed to be launched to moon by a single Saturn lB. Possible scaling problems would occur if the design was enlarged. Navigation accuracy was 300 m.

Crew Size: 1. Mass: 680 kg (1,490 lb). Electrical System: 1 kW fuel cell.

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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