Which Apollo mission was the first to use a lunar rover?
Apollo 15
The answer was Apollo 15. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Apollo 15 was the first mission to use a lunar rover. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin drove it on the Moon for the first time on July 31, 1971.
This answer is checked against NASA: Apollo 15 and NASA: Apollo 15 and the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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- Apollo 11 - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Apollo 12 - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Apollo 15 - correct answer.
- Apollo 17 - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Apollo 15 is the one to remember. Apollo 15 was the first mission to use a lunar rover. The Lunar Roving Vehicle traveled just over 17 miles during Apollo 15 and greatly expanded how far the astronauts could explore from their landing site.
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