Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964. Creator: NASA.

Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964.  Creator: NASA.

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Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964. Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) Number 1 in flight at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. When Apollo planning was underway in 1960, NASA was looking for a simulator to profile the descent to the moon's surface. Three concepts emerged: an electronic simulator, a tethered device, and the ambitious Dryden contribution, a free-flying vehicle. All three became serious projects, but eventually the NASA Flight Research Center's (FRC) Landing Research Vehicle became the most important.


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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:

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World North and Central America United States California

  1. 37 00 00 N , 119 00 00 W

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Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

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Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2394x2808
File Size : 19,695kb


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  1. 2-860-732
  1. 2860732
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