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Lunar Rover
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The success of the Apollo Missions relied on hugely imaginative engineering. There is perhaps no better example of this than the first off-planet electric car, The Lunar Rover.Today on the show we ask: Why did we send a car to the moon? How did we design something for an environment we knew nothing about? How did we get it up there?Dallas is joined by by Eddie Alterman, the longtime editor at Car and Driver and host of new Puskin's new podcast, Car Show!.You can listen to Car Show! with Eddie Alterman, from our friends at Pushkin Industries, here.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters here.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!This episode was produced by Emily Whalley.The senior producer is Charlotte Long.Edited and mixed by Stuart Beckwith. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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