Lunar Rover

<p>The success of the Apollo Missions relied on hugely imaginative engineering. There is perhaps no better example of this than the first off-planet electric car, The Lunar Rover.</p><br><p>Today on the show we ask: Why did we send a car to the moon? How did we design something for an environment we knew nothing about? How did we get it up there?</p><br><p>Dallas is joined by by Eddie Alterman, the longtime editor at Car and Driver and host of new Puskin's new podcast,&nbsp;<em>Car Show!</em>.</p><br><p>You can listen to Car Show! with Eddie Alterman, from our friends at Pushkin Industries,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/car-show-with-eddie-alterman/introducing-car-show-with-eddie-alterman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters<a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;here.</a></p><br><p>If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit -&nbsp;<a href="https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe today</a>!</p><br><p>This episode was produced by Emily Whalley.</p><p>The senior producer is Charlotte Long.</p><p>Edited and mixed by Stuart Beckwith.</p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>