While Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s footsteps have been imprinted on the moon and in world history, the Moon Buggy they explored in left tracks on the lunar surface and also in the imaginations of the news media and fans. At 88, the Northern Arizona man who played a role in designing the buggy prototype continues to be tracked down by the news media and fans. GROVER, or Geology Rover, spends its days in retirement in the U.S. Geological Survey building in Flagstaff. Bill Tinnin, the … [Read more...] about Moon Rover Continues to Gain Traction
Bill Tinnin
Footsteps and Tire Tracks – On the Moon?
Calling it “…the biggest challenge I ever had was when I was asked if we could build a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) to be used by astronauts,” Bill Tinnin and his colleagues said, ”Sure, why not?” At the time, he was a mechanic at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) office in Flagstaff That was 62 years ago. It was a small piece of the now world-famous Project Apollo that put the first man on the moon. It all started when then-President John F. Kennedy told Congress in May 1960 that the … [Read more...] about Footsteps and Tire Tracks – On the Moon?
