fut-lnr_v_bw_o_n (1962-64, LM&SC lunar logistics, habitat & LTV) by Mike Acs Via Flickr: “Traveling about on the lunar surface will require a self-sufficient vehicle capable of traversing wide crevasses and irregular terrain. The Lockheed-designed exploration vehicle could provide life support for four men and carry them on a 200-hour, 1,000-mile round trip on its 19-foot diameter wheels.” Also: “The first ELO landings in 1969 would deliver two cylindrical cargo modules, each containing one Lunar Traverse/Traversing Vehicle (LTV) rover. Astronauts would then land nearby in one or more Apollo Lunar Excursion Modules. They would inflate toroidal "bumpers" girdling the top and bottom of each cargo module and tip it onto its side, then would uncap the modules and drive the LTVs out onto the moon. Lockheed called the LTV a "mobile station" for lunar exploration, but it would really constitute the ELO program's prime mover, since it would serve also to transport base modules and equipment. The LTV could cover 1000 miles in two weeks at five miles per hour. It would weigh 1700 pounds on the moon, where gravity pulls with one-sixth the force it does on Earth. Two 12-foot-diameter spherical compartments would provide living and working space for four men. Each compartment would include a 768-pound cylindrical airlock that would double as a solar flare shelter. The LTV's four 16-foot-diameter solid metal wheels - less likely than pneumatic tires to suffer damage from sharp lunar rocks, the company explains - would provide adequate traction in lunar gravity and enable the LTV to bridge crevasses up to eight feet wide. Eight bogeys would link each wheel to its sphere. Seven would be passive rollers, while the eighth would include gear teeth for transmitting power to the wheel from an electric motor inside the sphere. Steering would be through differential power application - that is, when less torque was applied to the wheels on the left side, the LTV would make a left turn.” The above extracted from the wonderful content at the following superlative site: www.triangspacextoys.info/SpGAorig/MnBs_OrF/MnBs_OrP.html Credit: Paul Vreede/SPACEX: GOLDEN ASTRONAUT website Also: www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lockheed-moon-base.10309/ Credit: SECRET PROJECTS FORUM website Last, but NOT least...outstanding, although visiting the site might compromise your computer: epizodsspace.airbase.ru/bibl/inostr-yazyki/iaa/1997/Strou... Credit: Epizody Space website And, as if all of this isn’t enough, proof positive confirmation of the artist, the one & only Ludwik Źiemba, i.e. a WIN.