Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!REM@MIT-MC From: REM%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Lunar roving vehicles Message-ID: <2315@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Jun-83 13:01:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2315 Posted: Sat Jun 18 13:01:00 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jun-83 11:13:12 EDT Lines: 10 From: Robert Elton MaasGee, Lunoknod was sort of what we're talking about. Seems the USSR made the same mistake with Lunoknod that we made with Apollo, lost interest when the adventure was no longer politically exciting, didn't follow up with continued program in same area. -- 23 miles is a respectable distance for a remote-controlle vehicle on the Moon. How far did the Apollo astronauts cover on their longest trip in their lunar dune buggy? Too bad we weren't cooperative, or we might have a Martianod on board a Viking.