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Class: Manned. Type: Lunar Rover. Destination: Moon. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Grumman. The Grumman Lunar Logistics System Project 344 two-man rover design of January 1963 consisted of the basic vehicle, a manned module, and a tanker. This provided a range of 370 km on a 7 day traverse. The modular rover was designed to be launched to the moon by three Saturn IB's (3 x 640 kg vehicles). This resulted in a large mobility weight penalty. Crew Size: 2. Mass: 2,040 kg (4,490 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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