On July 31, 1971, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) made its lunar debut. The LRV greatly expanded the range of the Apollo astronauts’ lunar surface activities and experiments. The front portion of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is visible on the left. Apollo 17’s lunar module touched down in the spectacular Taurus-Littrow Valley in December 1972. “Cernan and Schmitt were out at the edge of the edge of man’s travels as a species,” writes Swift.

Source: Forbes July 07, 2021 01:18 UTC