this proves it DUCT TAPE FTW!!!

Posted at 7:50 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by monkeyslayer56

why does everyone had such a duct tape fetish, its like superglue: doesn’t stick very well, horribly messy sticks to things you won’t want it to. On top of that it falls apart after a few months and leaves a nasty residue.

Posted at 7:56 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by kirov

Actually the lunar surface crews of all three Apollo “J” missions (those were the ones with lunar rovers) managed to break a fiberglass fender, and all three crews solved the problem with a spare map or checklist and some duct tape.

Posted at 7:57 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by Bill Doorley

If anyone’s interested, this weeks Mythbusters is an entire hour dedicated to the sticky stuff :)

Posted at 7:59 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by Andy Twiss

Moon dust is like super tiny jagged pieces of glass. It gets into equipment and completely destroys it. This was a continual problem on Apollo missions and also for any current projects.

Moon rocks are cool, but moon dust is a bitch.

Posted at 8:01 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by Seth

[sarcasm]This must be fake since we all know that we didn’t land on the moon.[/sarcasm]

Posted at 8:19 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by Aaron

how did he rip the duct tape, we all know you need to bite it to rip it lol

Posted at 8:22 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by sean

@Aaron Actually if you look at the pic, there are no tire tracks from the vehicle rolling forward or backward….. hmmmm

Posted at 8:45 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by addictronics

go pro. go gaff tape.

Posted at 9:37 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by emilio

Where are the tracks in the sand? It seems the buggy has been lowered in place with a crane.

Posted at 10:36 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by Dan

really old news. note the tape was thinned to reduce the weight..

Posted at 11:29 am on Oct 19th, 2009 by nope

Other parts included in your “Lunar Emergency Kit” are a paper clip, and a stick of chewing gum.

Posted at 12:43 pm on Oct 19th, 2009 by Roman Dulgarov

Gaff tape is only superior to crappy off brand duct tape, we use it precisely because doesn’t stick very well to say, carpet, sound stages, microphone cable etc.

FYI: The tracks are clearly visible, the lunar rover had 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering, the back right tire didn’t move but 1/2 meter.

Posted at 4:02 pm on Oct 19th, 2009 by 3ldon

They posted it… Happy ME ! XD

Posted at 3:30 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by CodeASM

There, I fixed it…. ;)

Posted at 9:24 pm on Oct 21st, 2009 by hairyjuan