The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity

Mercury. He worked on the Apollo program in a number
of positions, including manager of the Apollo Spacecraft
Program, in 1973, and manager of the Apollo-Soyuz Test
Project at the Johnson Space Center. Thereafter, he managed
the development of the Space Shuttle and held several
other NASA posts. Lunney retired from NASA in
1985 and became vice president and general manager of
Houston Operations for Rockwell International’s Space
Systems Division.
Lunokhod
Two automated lunar rovers, launched by the former
Soviet Union as part of the Luna program. The eight-
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wheeled vehicles carried TV cameras and instruments to
analyze the Moon’s soil and were guided over the lunar
surface by remote control from Earth. Lunokhod 1 was
delivered to the Sea of Rains aboard Luna 17 in November
1970 and had covered over 10 km by the end of its
mission 11 months later. Lunokhod 2, an improved version
with twice the top speed, landed aboard Luna 21 in
January 1973 in the partially ruined crater Le Monnier on
the edge of the Sea of Serenity and covered a total of 37
km in its five-month lifetime.
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
See Johnson Space Center.