Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook
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Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook
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Author : Nasa
language : en
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
Release Date : 2012
Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook written by Nasa and has been published by Periscope Film LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Science categories.
Developed in only 17 months at a cost of 38 million dollars, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) greatly expanded the survey range of the astronauts on Apollo 15, 16 and 17. Designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon, the LRV boasted an ingenious design that allowed it to be folded up and stored inside the Lunar Module. It would then be deployed using a system of pulleys and brake reels. The LRV's frame was made of aluminum alloy 2219 tubing assemblies, giving the vehicle a fairly small mass of 210kg but allowing it to carry up to 490kg on the lunar surface. The LRV's lightweight tires were made of zinc-coated steel strands with titanium chevrons and aluminum hubs, and offered a ground clearance of 36cm. The LRV featured two side-by-side, foldable seats, a TV camera, and a dish antenna. Four independent DC motors - one for each wheel - powered by two 36-volt batteries provided maneuvering power. Both sets of wheels could be used to steer, although they could also be decoupled. For safety reasons, astronauts never drove the LRV a distance farther from the LM than they could safely walk in the unlikely event that the rover failed. On each of the three day missions that it was employed, the LRV was used daily for three traverses. The longest was on Apollo 17, when it was driven 20.1km, and it traveled a total of 35.9km on that mission. The total distance traveled by all three LRVs was 90.4km. Almost all of it was done without incident, although some damage to the fender extensions caused dust problems on Apollo 16 and 17. Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 praised the design and operation of the vehicle, saying "...the Lunar Rover proved to be the reliable, safe and flexible lunar exploration vehicle we expected it to be." Originally created for the astronauts by prime contractor Boeing, this Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook describes the LRV and its systems, and details the deployment and driving procedures. It also details the 1-gravity LRV used to train astronauts on Earth. A lengthy appendix provides performance and other data.
20th Century Nasa History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
20th Century Nasa History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Lunar surface vehicles categories.
A reproduction of the Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook. This handbook, prepared by the LRV contractor Boeing, provides information on this "moon buggy" that made the last Apollo landings unique. Covers: Vehicle systems, mobility subsystem, electrical power subsystem, control and display console, navigation subsystem, crew station, thermal control, space support equipment Normal procedures: Unloading and chassis deployment, post-deployment checkout, payload loading, pre-sortie checkout, LRV configuration for science stop, display reading sequence and time intervals, special procedures, malfunction procedures, other contingencies Auxiliary equipment, forward chassis payload provisions, center chassis, and rear chassis Operating limitations - payload limitations, parking limitations, sortie limitations, navigation system Operating timelines, profiles - LRV and 1g trainer 1G trainer non-crew procedures.
Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook
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Author : Boeing Company. LRV Systems Engineering
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook written by Boeing Company. LRV Systems Engineering and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Lunar surface vehicles categories.
Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook Contract Nas38 25145
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Author : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971-07-07
Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook Contract Nas38 25145 written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971-07-07 with categories.
Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook
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Author : Nasa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-01-18
Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook written by Nasa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-18 with categories.
Apollo Operations Handbk Extra
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Author : NASA
language : en
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
Release Date : 2012-04
Apollo Operations Handbk Extra written by NASA and has been published by Periscope Film LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04 with Science categories.
The result of eighteen years of design and research, the A7L and A7LB spacesuits served during the Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz missions. Designed by International Latex Corporation (ILC) Dover and with a life support backpack provided by Hamilton Standard, the A7L featured a water-cooled undergarment, an inner blue pressurized layer, and a tough white nylon outer hull. After the disastrous Apollo I fire, ILC produced a version that utilized beta cloth that is fire resistant up to 650 degrees Celsius. Two basic versions of the suit were used during Apollo: an EV A7L configuration for the command module pilot (CMP) that provided low pressure and fire protection as well as protection for free-space EVA, and the EV A7L PGA configuration that provided additional protection from the lunar surface environment. Apollo 7-14 used the A7L design that provided six hours of primary and thirty minutes of emergency life support. The longer ""J"" missions 15, 16 and 17 utilized the A7LB suit that extended primary life support by an hour, and also featured additional joints to facilitate operation of the lunar roving vehicle. CMPs on these missions wore A7LB based H-series A7L suits, as they needed to perform EVAs to retrieve film from the Scientific Instrument Module in ""deep space."" Modified A7LBs were also used during both Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz. Created by NASA in 1968 and revised in 1971 for the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions, this handbook explains the extravehicular mobility unit, its subsystems, accessories and operation, as well as emergency procedures. Originally printed in two volumes by NASA, this version incorporates both in one book.
Lunar Roving Vehicle Payload Handbook Apollo 17 J 3 Mission
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Lunar Roving Vehicle Payload Handbook Apollo 17 J 3 Mission written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Lunar surface vehicles categories.
Defines the maximum equipment, its placement and fit criteria, on the LRV for a lunar traverse. the equipment to be stowed is listed.
Lunar Roving Vehicle Payload Handbook Apollo 16
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Author : Boeing Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Lunar Roving Vehicle Payload Handbook Apollo 16 written by Boeing Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Lunar surface vehicles categories.
Defines the maximum equipment, its placement and fit, on the LRV for a lunar traverse. The equipment is listed.
Lunar And Planetary Rovers
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Author : Anthony Young
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-07-05
Lunar And Planetary Rovers written by Anthony Young and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-05 with Science categories.
This book fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes with a description of the new designs of rovers planned for The New Vision for Exploration now underway at NASA. The book provides extensive quotes from the astronauts who drove the LRV on the Moon from interviews conducted especially for the book. It also details new material from interviews of engineers and managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory covering the robotic rovers, Sojourner, Sprit and Opportunity.
Nasa Moon Missions Operations Manual
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Author : Dr. David Baker
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Nasa Moon Missions Operations Manual written by Dr. David Baker and has been published by Haynes Publishing UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Science categories.
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing by Apollo 11. The story of Apollo has been told many times, but most accounts stop at the first landing. This book picks up where others have left off, and describes the five post-Apollo 11 Moon landings, defined as technical developments built upon engineering excellence. It was only through the robust design adopted when aerospace contractors first designed and built the Apollo spacecraft and the Lunar Module that successive evolutions were possible, taking lunar-landing operations far beyond what had first been envisaged. This book is not intended to tell the full story of each mission, but rather to describe the technical development of spacecraft and equipment necessary to grow the capability from a single EVA (‘moonwalk’) of less than three hours, to advanced missions where astronauts spent three full working days exploring their landing sites. With the aid of a Lunar Roving Vehicle, they collected a wide variety of rocks and soil and left a range of instruments at the surface powered by a thermonuclear generator. As interest grows in humans returning to the Moon, 50 years on from those pioneering days of lunar exploration, we look again at what was accomplished at the dawn of the Space Age, spurred on by a political goal and developed as a tool for science. The story of the Apollo Moon missions is an expression of those achievements.
