History Today: When humans drove on the Moon for the first time

It was on July 31, 1971, that humans drove on the surface of the Moon for the first time using the Lunar Roving Vehicle. As part of Nasa's Apollo 15 mission, astronauts David Scott and James Irwin drove the LRV for a total of 27.76 kilometres (17.25 miles) and enabling them to explore diverse geological features

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