Toy, Lunokhod

Object Details

Summary: While the Americans were working to send humans to the surface of the Moon, the USSR sent a series of robotic missions to the lunar surface. The last successful series was the Lunokhod. These remote-controlled robots for explored the lunar surface and returned pictures during and after the successful Apollo manned lunar landings and cancellation of Soviet manned moon program in 1969 and 1973.; The Lunokhods were transported to the lunar surface by Luna spacecraft, which were launched by Proton-K rockets.; Lunokhod 1 was a lunar vehicle formed of a tub-like compartment with a large convex lid on eight independently powered wheels. Its length was 2.3 metres. Lunokhod 1 was equipped with a cone-shaped antenna, a highly directional helical antenna, four television cameras, and special extendable devices to impact the lunar soil for density measurements and mechanical property tests.; This is an exmple of a child's remote-controlled toy that popularized the success of the Soviet robtoic missions.; This plastic toy was a gift of Frank H. Winter.

Materials: Plastic; Rubber; Steel; Copper Alloy
Dimensions: 3-D (Toy Assembled): 30.5 × 15.2 × 20.3cm (1 ft. × 6 in. × 8 in.); 3-D (Wheels): 3.2 × 3.2cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.); Overall: 1.1kg (2.5lb.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99f151e0c-4a7e-493a-8985-7cbbd7544514