Lunokhod 1 – The First Unmanned Lunar Rovers

Lunokhod 1 (Eng: Moon Walker) was the first of two unmanned lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program. The spacecraft which carried Lunokhod-1 was named Luna 17 (Moon 17). Lunokhod was the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another celestial body.

Photo #351 taken on March 1, 2013 during a tour of Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics with my Dear clients from Australia, Richard and Stacy Host.