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Apollo 15

Occurred 53 years ago

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Mission Type

Lunar Landing

crew

David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, Alfred M. Worden

Launch

July 26, 1971

SPLASHDOWN

Aug. 7, 1971

Three astronauts wearing white spacesuits of Apollo 15: David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden, and James B. Irwin. The Apollo emblem is in the background. — S71-37963 (July 1971) — These three astronauts are the prime crew of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. They are, left to right, David R. Scott, commander; Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot; and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. The Apollo 15 emblem is in the background.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Apollo 15’s Saturn V rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 9:34 a.m., EDT, July 26, 1971, on a lunar landing mission. Aboard the Apollo 15 spacecraft are astronauts David R. Scott, commander, Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. While Apollo 15 astronauts Scott and Irwin will descend in the lunar module to explore the moon’s Hadley-Apennine region, astronaut Worden will remain in lunar orbit with the command module.
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An astronaut in a spacesuit stands on the lunar surface saluting the U.S. flag that's planted into the lunar surface. The lunar module is in the background along with some lunar hills at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. — (1 Aug. 1971) — Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2. The Lunar Module (LM), “Falcon,” is partially visible on the right. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. The base of the mountain is approximately 5 kilometers (about three statue miles) away. This photograph was taken by astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. While astronauts Scott and Irwin descended in the LM to explore the moon, astronaut Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot, remained in lunar orbit in the Command and Service Modules (CSM).
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Astronaut David R. Scott in a spacesuit stands by the lunar rover module on the edge of the Hadley Rille on the moon. — AS15-85-11451 (31 July 1971) — Astronaut David R. Scott, mission commander, performs a task at the Lunar Roving Vehicle parked on the edge of Hadley Rille during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA). This photograph was taken by astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, from the flank of St. George Crater. The view is looking north along the rille.
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View of mission control at the end of the Apollo 15 mission. — An overall view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at the conclusion of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. The television monitor in the right background shows the welcome ceremonies aboard the prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Okinawa, in the mid-Pacific Ocean.
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A crowd gathers to hear Apollo 15 astronauts with a Welcome Home banner hangs in the background — The Apollo 15 astronauts speak to a crowd gathered in New York City at City Hall on Aug. 24, 1971.
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David R. Scott

Commander

As a NASA astronaut, Scott flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and was Spacecraft Commander on Apollo 15. He logged 546 hours and 54 minutes in space, of which 20 hours and 46 minutes were in extravehicular activity. Scott later became the Director of NASA’s Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, CA.

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