Moonbuggy VR

Moonbuggy VR is a virtual reality experience based on the Apollo 17 mission. You take the role of Commander Gene Cernan, walk on the Moon, drive the Lunar Rover and visit sites from the original expedition. You can also enter the Lunar Module, visit Mission Control and learn about the mission’s discoveries and lesser-known details.

Explore the lunar surface

The experience recreates lunar terrain and mountains using satellite images, astronaut photographs and photogrammetry. You can follow the actual rover route, explore the sites on foot and travel beyond the places the astronauts reached. Photogrammetric regions clarify details at some sites, while original astronaut photographs shown in certain areas let you compare the images with the reconstruction.

Apollo 17 was the last and most advanced Moon mission to date. Its astronauts stayed longer and traveled farther than on any previous or subsequent mission, covering over 22 miles in the rover. They were often out of sight of the lander. The experience chronicles discoveries and events from the mission, including the massive Camelot Crater, which is over half a mile across, orange dirt found at Shorty crater and an emergency rover repair.

Drive the Lunar Rover

The rover is modeled on the original and uses a physics simulation with four-wheel suspension, four-wheel steering, damping, gravity and power. VR teleport portals let you cover large distances in seconds rather than hours.