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OTD in 1971, Apollo 15 landed on the moon, and they brought a new toy — the most expensive car and GM’s first EV.
Here are some of my artifacts that were there on the first lunar rover, and brought back to Earth 🧵
1)… https://t.co/rwEYRyIIXW
3) Irwin’s Lunar EVA “Yo-Yo” used—and broken—on the lunar surface. Used as a retractable tool belt tether, both of the Apollo 15 astronaut’s Yo-Yo’s failed and were brought back for analysis.
4) Flown Spacesuit Pouches — It is near impossible to get flown Apollo spacesuits…… https://t.co/QwkotkkIHD
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