The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was an electric vehicle designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon and to be capable of traversing the lunar surface, allowing the Apollo astronauts to extend the range of their surface extravehicular activities. Three LRVs were driven on the Moon, one on Apollo 15 by astronauts David Scott and Jim Irwin, one on Apollo 16 by John Young (the one driving in this video) and Charles Duke, and one on Apollo 17 by Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. Each LRV

#VantageReels: On July 31, 1971, #Apollo 15 astronauts David R Scott and James B Irwin became the first people to drive on the moon. Astronauts used Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), popularly known as “Moon buggy” for their first lunar drive. The LRVs allowed astronauts to cover more ground and travel farther from their landing site than they could on foot and expanded their range of exploration. #FPRewind | Firstpost

First Use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle – July 31, 1971 This week in 1971, Apollo 15 became the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The LRV was a lightweight, electric vehicle designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon. It was capable of traversing the lunar surface, allowing Apollo astronauts to extend the range of their extravehicular activities. Here, the LRV is photographed alone against the desolate lunar background following the third Apollo 15 EVA. This July, in a