Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle Documentation

This link is a good starting point for reviewing some of the many documents consulted while doing research for the book, Lunar and Planetary Rovers: The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars. The links are conveniently listed on one page of the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal.

http://www.legislative.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-LRVdocs.html

Don McMillan's Virtual Lunar Roving Vehicle

Don McMillan of Canada has created the most detailed 3-D computer generated models of the Lunar Roving Vehicle to date. In addition, he created real-time video files of the LRV deployment from the Lunar Module and other related clips in Quicktime. All his created files are now on a web page within the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal at the link below. Highly recommended.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/VirtualLRV.html

Praxis Publishing Ltd.

http://www.praxis-publishing.co.uk/

The publisher of Lunar and Planetary Rovers: The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars has an extensive list of space science, planetary science and earth science titles that would be of interest.  It has published numerous titles in the Space Exploration category with emphasis on the Apollo program.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mars Exploration Homepage

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/

For the latest news on JPL's rover programs and access all previous news press releases and famous, high resolution photographs, click on the link above.

Lunar Research Institute

http://www.lunar-research-institute.org/default.asp

Dr. Alan Binder was the Principal Investigator for the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, and founder of the Lunar Research Institute in Tuscon, Arizona.  He subsequently wrote Lunar Prospector: Against All Odds that gives the most detailed story of any space probe launched by the United States. Highly recommended.

Mars Pathfinder Mission Homepage

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/rover.html

Several hyperlinked JPL websites are listed on this homepage, devoted to various aspects of the Mars Pathfinder/Soujourner mission. 

Mission to Mars Cornell University Homepage

http://athena.cornell.edu/

Steve Squyres is the Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover program through Cornell University in New York. He and his team of scientists and engineers worked with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop the Athena scientific package for the Mars Exploration Rovers. The above website gives past and current developments regarding design and operation of this instrument package.