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Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) in flight

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-apo11-10035

Date

2006-07-06

This 1964 NASA Flight Research Center photograph shows the 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 Lunar Landing Research Vehicle became the most important.