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A man in an orange jumpsuit and white helmet sits in the pilot’s seat on a metal vehicle, the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, or LLRV. The LLRV has a lot of metal tubing everywhere, which made people compare it to a metal bedframe.

60 Years Ago: Lunar Landing Research Vehicle Takes Flight

NASA test pilot Joe Walker took the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) for its first spin 60 years ago today. NASA used the LLRV, also known as the flying bedstead, to train Apollo astronauts for the descent to the Moon's surface.

Image Credit: NASA

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