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Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual
Lunar Rover Manual: 1971-1972
From the popular Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual space series, which includes NASA Apollo 11 Manual and NASA Space Shuttle Manual , this unique book provides an insight into the only car ever built to be driven on the surface of another world. With a Foreword by the first Apollo astronaut to drive it on the Moon, Dave Scott, and published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of mankind’s final drive on the Moon in December 2012. The book is part mechanical guide, illustrated with many of the technical drawings from the time, and part narrative-driven story of engineering ingenuity and human triumph. It draws on the rich NASA photographic archive and the complete transcripts of the crews' reaction to driving across the Moon, which the authors have an un-paralleled knowledge and experience of working with.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2012
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March 28, 2020
It's a fascinating read.
OK, so it's not really an owners workshop manual.
But it _is_ a dive into the development, design, operation, and use of Lunar Rover.
There's a lot of technical and historical information in here, so you're going do you want to be kind of a nerd, or at least have an healthy interest in the fine details of space history, to get through it all.
OK, so it's not really an owners workshop manual.
But it _is_ a dive into the development, design, operation, and use of Lunar Rover.
There's a lot of technical and historical information in here, so you're going do you want to be kind of a nerd, or at least have an healthy interest in the fine details of space history, to get through it all.
February 23, 2013
This was an incredibly well-researched and comprehensive tome.
I have always been fascinated with the Apollo programme. The very thought that over 40 years ago we had the technology to place men on the Moon is nothing short of extraordinary. Couple this to the fact that not only have men walked on the Moon, but in the later stages, driven on the Moon, only adds to the romanticism of an overtly politicised endeavour.
The book is ostensibly a Haynes Manual and remains true to it's origins with a heavy technical narrative accompanied by diagrams and schematics of the Rover. The manual also covers the history; concept, evolution and final iteration of the Rover photographed in both the 1G and Lunar environments. The photographs within the manual are breath-taking, and serve to underline the technological challenge that Apollo presented.
The Rover itself is far more advanced than I initially gave it credit for. The extremes of temperature, and the barren nature of the Lunar landscape posed incredible challenges upon both man and machine. It is extraordinary to think that, the three Rovers still parked on the Lunar surface are still largely intact, and would probably only require a battery change in order to return to life.
The manual combines all of the best elements of the Haynes format, by providing an extraordinary technical insight into the Lunar Rover, accompanied by an intelligent analysis of the goals of Apollo and how these extraordinary vehicles helped uncover the history of our Celestial neighbour.
I have always been fascinated with the Apollo programme. The very thought that over 40 years ago we had the technology to place men on the Moon is nothing short of extraordinary. Couple this to the fact that not only have men walked on the Moon, but in the later stages, driven on the Moon, only adds to the romanticism of an overtly politicised endeavour.
The book is ostensibly a Haynes Manual and remains true to it's origins with a heavy technical narrative accompanied by diagrams and schematics of the Rover. The manual also covers the history; concept, evolution and final iteration of the Rover photographed in both the 1G and Lunar environments. The photographs within the manual are breath-taking, and serve to underline the technological challenge that Apollo presented.
The Rover itself is far more advanced than I initially gave it credit for. The extremes of temperature, and the barren nature of the Lunar landscape posed incredible challenges upon both man and machine. It is extraordinary to think that, the three Rovers still parked on the Lunar surface are still largely intact, and would probably only require a battery change in order to return to life.
The manual combines all of the best elements of the Haynes format, by providing an extraordinary technical insight into the Lunar Rover, accompanied by an intelligent analysis of the goals of Apollo and how these extraordinary vehicles helped uncover the history of our Celestial neighbour.
October 7, 2018
A detailed and fascinating insight into the design, development and operation of the lunar rover. Very interesting book!
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