Could the Apollo Astronauts have picked up their lunar car?
The Lunar Roving Vehicle had a mass of 463 lb (210 kg), which at 1/6 lunar gravity would weigh 77 pounds. So I think the astronauts could have lifted it off the ground, although it would probably take both of them not only due to it's clumsy to lift shape but also because of their heavy space suits weighing them down and restricting their mobility.
Not with their lunar lander when they left, it was far too small and almost out of fuel. It cost a fortune to carry that payload to the moon. It would have cost far more to have taken it on a two way trip, which just wouldn't have been worth the effort, especially since there's no shortage of cars already on this planet. It would have been far cheaper for NASA to just build another one if they wanted one. Anyway, it sits there on the moon to this day, waiting for someone in the future to collect it and sell it as a very valuable antique. EDIT: Ah, I see, you meant physically pick it up, not take it away with them when they left. If the figures given by Campbelp2002 are correct then they could have easily lifted the weight since it would only be 77lb, but as he says it'd be an awkward shape. They had to assemble it there, which must have involved picking up pieces which would have been heavy on Earth. When it comes to lifting heavy objects in low or zero gravity this can be dangerous, the objects may weigh little or nothing but they still have the same mass and hence the same amount of inertia as they would on Earth. This means that a heavy object once set in motion is quite capable of crushing or otherwise injuring someone despite its lack of weight. Performing this sort of work outside on the surface of the moon also carries the added danger of damaging their spacesuit.
