The Most Pimpin’ Ride at NASA

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Sure, everyone’s seen the space shuttle before. And NASA’s newest moon buggy ride is yesterday’s news. So what’s NASA’s greatest kept transportation secret? Why, the mobile lounge, of course!

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Originally built for use with general aircraft, the mobile lounge is mounted on a scissor truck and was used when astronauts disembarked the space shuttle after a mission. The vehicles were designed by Chrysler and were ironically nicknamed “moon buggies” due to their appearance. In this rather uneventful video, you can watch the mobile lounge in action:

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