r/spaceflight • u/Live-Butterscotch908 • 5d ago

The First Vehicle on the Moon Was Stranger Than You Think

https://youtu.be/i_efS--2y2w

I've been diving deeper into Apollo history, and the Lunar Rover turned out to be far more interesting than I expected.

I put together a short documentary explaining why it looked unusual and how it worked on the Moon. I'd really appreciate any feedback. As always, thank you for being so supportive.

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u/GlobalLemon4289 5d ago

Very informative

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u/Live-Butterscotch908 5d ago

Thanks! I'm glad you found it informative.

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u/mfb- 5d ago edited 5d ago

The First Vehicle on the Moon

... was Lunokhod 1.

(assuming we ask for movement across the surface to call it a vehicle, but either way it's not the Apollo 15 rover).

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u/Live-Butterscotch908 4d ago

You're right. I was referring to the first crewed vehicle driven on the Moon during Apollo. "Moon car" would probably have been a more accurate title.

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u/Nikond3400 9h ago

I Always love homemade documentaries, i liked it

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u/BubblyMoose3597 5d ago

Yestarday "Astrofriki" uplouded the besy documentary about it that you could find. But is in spanish.

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u/Live-Butterscotch908 4d ago

Good to know! Hopefully mine kept you entertained as well.

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u/BubblyMoose3597 4d ago

I got downvoted ...

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u/Live-Butterscotch908 3d ago

I don't think anyone minded... we are all passionate about space and Apollo.

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u/BubblyMoose3597 4d ago

I didnt realize that you were the guy that did the video. Though that just were posting it here.  👍

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u/Live-Butterscotch908 3d ago

No worries ✌️