Working On Space Projects
After leaving Hungary, Pavlics first was working from 1957 in the General Motors (GM) Research Division, Detroit. From 1961 he continued his work in the Santa Barbara Division of GM developing overlands. He continued his postgraduate studies.
Later for the NASA JPL and Boeing Aerospace Corporation he started the development of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
The rover had a total mass of 210 kg and was designed to carry a payload of an additional 490 kg. Each wheels had a 190 W (0.25 horsepower) motor (so the full motor power of the rover was 1 HP). It had a special vehicle design to be able to move on the special surface conditions of the Moon. Their frames were made of aluminum alloy. (See more details: Lunar rover.)
In 1971 the Apollo 15 carried the first Lunar rover to the Moon. In 1972 the Apollo 16 then Apollo 17 also carried a Lunar rover. All three vehicles remained on the Moon.
In 1971 Pavlics got a NASA-award for the success of the Apollo program.
Later he participated in the development of hybrid and fuel cell driven vehicles and in the development of the electric bus network of Santa Barbara.
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