Rover, Prototype

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Accession Number
OBJ_0029061
Classification
Space Technology, Space science, Experiment equipment
Date / Period
2011
This rover and accompanying props were on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum after it was received by the corporation in 2018 until August 2023.
Place
Canada, Ontario
Brand / Model
ARGO J4
Description
Argo J4 rover prototype formerly on display at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum.

Rover vehicle with a silver metal body. The surface of the front silver component has a red synthetic push-down button. The silver body has numerous silver metal screws. The proper right side of the silver metal component has a black synthetic corrugated tube that connects to the top black horizontal bar. The center of the black horizontal bar has a mounted white camera. The horizontal bar also has two black cameras that are connected through the corrugated tube. The interior section of the silver body has a black metal outline with silver metal screws. The rover has four tire-less wheels consisting of a series of small rectangular metal plates with screws, nuts and bolts. The metal wheels are painted in blue with five silver metal nuts and bolts each. Each metal small rectangular plate has orange discoloration. Each side of the rover has a bronze colored metal motor component. The rover has a two black uprights supporting the horizontal bar holding the three cameras. There is also two silver metal diagonal uprights connected to the black uprights to the base of the rover.

On the front silver body component: " ARGO /. AMPHIBIOUS UTV /. CROSSCHASM " On the interior section of the silver body: " ARGO-202 " On the white tag stuck onto the black camera: " 192.168.0.1 /. BVJL 885 " On the bronze motor components: " MAGMOTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. /. WEST BOYLSTON MA. 01583 /. PART: 730420046 REV.B /. MODEL: BFA42-2F-200FH /. SERIAL: 11031113001 " On the black uprights, label reads in part: " BANSBACH /. EASYLIFT /. NORTH AMERICA /. MADE IN GERMANY "

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Description
Argo J4 rover prototype formerly on display at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum.

Rover vehicle with a silver metal body. The surface of the front silver component has a red synthetic push-down button. The silver body has numerous silver metal screws. The proper right side of the silver metal component has a black synthetic corrugated tube that connects to the top black horizontal bar. The center of the black horizontal bar has a mounted white camera. The horizontal bar also has two black cameras that are connected through the corrugated tube. The interior section of the silver body has a black metal outline with silver metal screws. The rover has four tire-less wheels consisting of a series of small rectangular metal plates with screws, nuts and bolts. The metal wheels are painted in blue with five silver metal nuts and bolts each. Each metal small rectangular plate has orange discoloration. Each side of the rover has a bronze colored metal motor component. The rover has a two black uprights supporting the horizontal bar holding the three cameras. There is also two silver metal diagonal uprights connected to the black uprights to the base of the rover.

On the front silver body component: " ARGO /. AMPHIBIOUS UTV /. CROSSCHASM " On the interior section of the silver body: " ARGO-202 " On the white tag stuck onto the black camera: " 192.168.0.1 /. BVJL 885 " On the bronze motor components: " MAGMOTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. /. WEST BOYLSTON MA. 01583 /. PART: 730420046 REV.B /. MODEL: BFA42-2F-200FH /. SERIAL: 11031113001 " On the black uprights, label reads in part: " BANSBACH /. EASYLIFT /. NORTH AMERICA /. MADE IN GERMANY "

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History of Use
Practical tests of applicable technologies to lunar rovers prototypes.
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