Northrop Molab

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Class: Manned. Type: Lunar Rover. Destination: Moon. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Northrop.

The Northrop Molab lunar rover design of March 1964 had 4 wheels, each a flexible torus or controlled flexible disc. It could accommodate a crew of 2 on a 14 day traverse.

Manual or remote control possible. Scientific equipment located in cabin and on outside.

Crew Size: 2. Mass: 3,080 kg (6,790 lb). Electrical System: fuel cell.

Bibliography:

Bendix Corporation, Lunar Surface Mobility Systems Comparison and Evolution Study (MOBEV), Five volumes, submitted under contract NAS8-20334, November 1966..

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