Apollo 15 (31)
Climb aboard the Lunar Rover...
Pad 39 (9)
Saturn-V AS-510 ()
High Bay 3
MLP 3
Firing Room 1
July 26, 1971; 09:34:00 am EDT.
Altitude: xxx miles
Inclination: xxx degrees
Orbits: 74 revolutions
Duration: 12 Days, 17 hours, 12 min
Distance: miles
Lunar Location: Hadley-Apennine
Lunar Coords: 26.08 degrees North, 3.66 degrees East
August 07, 1971, Pacific Ocean. Recovery
Ship; USS Okinawa.
Landing site: Hadley-Apennine region near Apennine Mountains. 3 EVAs of 10 hours, 36
minutes. Worden performed 38 minutes EVA on way back to Earth. First to carry orbital
sensors in service module of CSM. ALSEP deployed. Scientific payload landed on Moon
doubled. Improved spacesuits gave increased mobility and stay-time. Lunar surface stay-time: 66.9 hours. Lunar Roving Vehicle
(LRV), electric-powered, 4-wheel drive car,
traversed total 27.9 km (17 mi). In lunar orbit 145 hours, with 74 orbits. Small sub-satellite
left in lunar orbit for first time. 76.6 kgs (169 lbs) of material gathered.
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Crew
David R. Scott
Commander
James B. Irwin
Lunar Module Pilot
Alfred M. Worden
Command Module Pilot
Backup Crew
Richard F.
Gordon Jr.
Commander
Harrison H.
Schmit Lunar Module Pilot
Vance DeVoe Brand
Command Module Pilot
Payload
Endeavor (CM-112)
Falcon (LM-10)
Milestones
07/26/71 - Launch
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