The brochure noted that the leading Voyager main engine candidate was a modified ApolloLunarModule descent engine.
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At the time, the ApolloLunarmodules weren't sure about the softness of the soil on the moon.
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ApolloLunarModule (LM) prime contractor Grumman suggested that LMs without legs or ascent engines serve as scientific instrument carriers and mini-laboratories.
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In the images above, a pair of astronauts release the tightly folded LRV from a compartment built into the side of the ApolloLunarModule.