when they didn't have enough room for themselves?
2007-07-26 01:09:32 · 17 answers · asked by majoti 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
T he whole thing was staged in a studio or so it is said.
2007-07-26 01:50:58 · answer #1 · answered by Baboushka 4 · 1⤊ 7⤋
they rent a U-Hual trailer. Just kidding
THe Rover went up with Apollo 15
Deployment
Deployment of the LRV from the LM quad 1 by the astronauts was achieved with a system of pulleys and braked reels using ropes and cloth tapes. The rover was folded and stored in quad 1 with the underside of the chassis facing out. One astronaut would climb the egress ladder on the LM and release the rover, which would then be slowly tilted out by the second astronaut on the ground through the use of reels and tapes. As the rover was let down from the bay most of the deployment was automatic. The rear wheels folded out and locked in place and when they touched the ground the front of the rover could be unfolded, the wheels deployed, and the entire frame let down to the surface by pulleys.
The rover components locked into place upon opening. Cabling, pins, and tripods would then be removed and the seats and footrests raised. After switching on all the electronics the vehicle was ready to back away from the LM
2007-07-26 08:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by BigBadWolf 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They got the lunar rover onto the moon by carrying it in a spaceship. I don't understand the rest of the question -- they had room in the capsule for 2 astronauts.
They couldn't bring the rover back from the moon because it would have required too much fuel to lift the rover off the surface, so it was left behind.
2007-07-26 08:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by dansinger61 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
It was folded up in a small (4 foot I think) bundle and stowed in the decent stage, separately from the crew compartment.
The source has QuickTime timelapse video of the deployment. Just search that page for "rover deploy". You can play some QuickTime movies in Windows media player if you don't have QuickTime. Down load the file, and when the download completes click on the "open" button. Pick the "Select a program from the list" button, then pick "Windows Media Player" from the list and click OK. If the player says it has an extension not recognized by Windows and asks if you want it to try to play the file, select "Yes". The first of the two deployment videos plays for me when I do that.
2007-07-26 09:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The rover was designed to be collapsible so that it would fit into a compartment under the LEM (Lunar excursion module, i.e. the lander). Then once landed, the astronauts were able to pull it out and set it up without much work. Remember, gravity is 1/6th as strong as on the earth so it doesnt weight as much as it would here!
2007-07-26 09:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't top Wolf's answer, but I remember seeing this demonstrated on the Today show while the guys were up there riding around in it. (Today was the only live AM News show back then. No GMA, etc.) They had a lot of dead air to fill during these flights and showed a lot of background stuff (instead of cutting away like they do now). The thing folded up into kind of an oversized suitcase. It took up only a fraction of the space available for the gear and experiments. The LEM was an engineering marvel, and from a design standpoint the only true spacecraft for manned flight that anyone has ever flown (in that it was designed to operate only in space).
2007-07-26 08:34:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The rover was a 'build it yourself' type of vehicle. The antennas, bags and tools were stowed in a compartment in the descent stage of the lunar module, and the 'bare bones' vehicle itself folded up and was bolted to the side of the lunar module descent stage. On the Moon it was deployed by a system of pulleys and levers, allowing it to fold out from the side of the LM. This whole procedure is actually shown on the TV from Apollo 15.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.lrvdep.mov
2007-07-26 09:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jason T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mark, I'll bet you're a very sweet guy, but to you and all the other skeptics, READ THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARIES!!! Please!! They are fun to read and they will answer ANY question you have about how the moon landings were accomplished. The rover was folded up into a tight bundle. The astronauts unpacked it, pulled a couple of strings, and the whole thing unfolded, wheels and all. Thank You, Mark. Have a super day!
2007-07-26 09:37:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Other answerers have already covered the basics. I just want to add some links.
2007-07-26 08:52:50 · answer #9 · answered by silverlock1974 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
that's why they didn't have enough room for themselves. On the way back it was better...
2007-07-26 08:14:25 · answer #10 · answered by goldman 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Wikipedia is your friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_rover
See especially the last section.
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2007-07-26 08:15:15 · answer #11 · answered by tsr21 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋