Editing Lost in Space (section)

===Transportation===
''Lost in Space'' showcased a variety of transportation methods in the series. The ''Jupiter 2'' is a two-[[deck (ship)|deck]], [[Rocket engine#Nuclear powered|nuclear powered]] [[flying saucer]] spacecraft. The version seen in the series was depicted with a lower level and landing legs.

On the lower level were the atomic motors, which use a fictional substance called "deutronium" for fuel. The ship's living quarters feature [[Murphy bed]]s, a [[galley (kitchen)|galley]], a laboratory, and the robot's "magnetic lock". On the upper level were the guidance control system and suspended animation "freezing tubes" necessary for non-relativistic [[Interstellar travel#Suspended animation|interstellar travel]]. The two levels were connected by both an electronic glide tube [[elevator]] and a [[fixed ladder]]. The ''Jupiter 2'' explicitly had [[artificial gravity]]. Entrances and exits to the ship were via the main airlock on the upper level, or via the landing struts from the lower deck, and, according to one season 2 episode, a back door. The spacecraft was also intended to serve as home to the Robinsons once it had landed on the destination planet orbiting Alpha Centauri.

"The Chariot" was an all-terrain, [[Amphibious vehicle|amphibious]] [[tracked vehicle]] that the crew used for ground transport when they were on a planet. The Chariot existed in a disassembled state during flight, to be re-assembled once on the ground. The Chariot was actually an operational [[cannibalization (parts)|cannibalized]] version of a [[Thiokol]] [[Snowcat]] Spryte,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/01/the-chariot-from-lost-in-space.html|title = 'The Chariot' from Lost In Space|date = January 13, 2010|publisher = Car Lust |access-date = August 14, 2014 |url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727232436/http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/01/the-chariot-from-lost-in-space.html|archive-date = July 27, 2014}}</ref> with a Ford 170-cubic-inch (3 L) inline-6, 101 horsepower engine with a 4-speed [[automatic transmission]] including reverse. Test footage filmed of the Chariot for the first season of the series can be seen on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS5BQBOou1w|title = First Season Chariot COLOR Footage|date = May 26, 2007 |via = YouTube |access-date = August 14, 2014}}</ref>

Most of the Chariot's body panels were clear, including the roof and its [[dome]]-shaped "gun hatch". Both a [[roof rack]] for [[luggage]] and roof mounted "solar batteries" were accessible by exterior fixed ladders on either side of the vehicle. The vehicle had dual [[headlamp|headlights]] and dual auxiliary area lights beneath the front and rear bumpers. The roof also had swivel-mounted, interior controllable [[Automotive lighting#Spot lights|spotlights]] located near each front corner, with a small [[parabolic antenna]] mounted between them. The Chariot had six [[bucket seat]]s (three rows of two seats) for passengers. The interior featured retractable [[Metallized polyethylene terephthalate|metallized fabric curtains]] for privacy, a [[seismograph]], a [[scanner (radio)|scanner]] with [[infrared]] capability, a [[radio transceiver]], a [[public address system]], and a [[rifle rack]] that held four [[laser]] rifles vertically near the inside of the left rear corner body panel.

A [[jet pack]], specifically a [[Bell Rocket Belt]], was used occasionally by Professor Robinson or Major West.

The "Space Pod" was a small spacecraft first shown in the third and final season, which was modeled on the [[Project Apollo|Apollo]] [[Lunar Module]]. The Pod was used to travel from its bay in the ''Jupiter 2'' to destinations either on a nearby planet or in space, and the pod apparently had artificial gravity and an auto-return mechanism.