Students Gear Up for NASA's Annual Moon Buggy Race [Slide Show]
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 13:14
in Astronomy & Space
During the Apollo 15 moon mission in 1971, astronauts David Scott and James Irwin unfolded NASA's electric-powered lunar rover from the lunar module and became the first humans to take a spin on another world as they traversed the moon's craggy surface. That maiden lunar drive will be revisited--at least in spirit--today and tomorrow as NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center hosts its 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. [More]