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July 31, 1971
Apollo 15 — first crewed Lunar Roving Vehicle drive
Scott and Irwin deploy the first LRV on the Moon, expanding traverse range from hundreds of metres to tens of kilometres and transforming what astronauts could accomplish during a single mission.
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