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Apollo 15

Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon.


Apollo 15: NASA

Launched: July 26, 1971 from Pad 39A

Returned: August 7, 1971

Crew members: David Scott, commander; Alfred Worden, command module pilot; James Irwin, lunar module pilot.

Command module: Endeavor, in honor of Cook's ship Endeavour

Lunar module: Falcon

Landed: July 30, 1971

Lunar landing site: 26.1 N, 3.6 E -- Hadley-Apennine, Mare Imbrium

On surface: 2 days 18.9 hours

Lunar EVA: 19.1 hours (0.5 + 6.6 + 7.2 + 4.8)

Samples: 76.8 kg

The first of the J-class missions, featuring the Lunar Rover.

The command module is displayed at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio and the lunar module impacted the Moon on 3 August, 1971 at 26.36 N, 0.25 E.

Preceded by :
Apollo 14
Apollo program Followed by :
Apollo 16

 

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