The Lunar Transfer Vehicle (LTV) is a variant of the OTV. NASA had originally conceptualized it as basically an OTV with landing legs (Image A).
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Image A: NASA Space Tug in the lunar lander configuration |
The lunar lander is the vehicle that will (obviously) transport humans and cargo from lunar orbit down to the lunar surface and back up again to lunar orbit (Image B).
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Image B: 1970's era OTV lunar lander variant on the Moon |
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