NASA took its first drive on the moon 50 years ago

Jul 31 2021 by Mashable

 

Fifty years ago, NASA astronauts drove on the moon for the first time.

If you can believe it, the moon isn't exactly easy to drive on. There are no roads. There's no oxygen. Gravity is weak. Temperatures range from -280 degrees Fahrenheit to a scorching hot 260 degrees. And the dust… The dust is awful.

"The lunar environment is just such a horrible, horrible environment when it comes to dust getting in things," said NASA’s acting chief historian Brian Odom.

But NASA overcame those...

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