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Saturn V | Apollo 15

Saturn V | Apollo 15

Status: Success  |  Launched: Jul 26, 1971 13:34 UTC

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Mission

Apollo 15 was the 9th manned mission in the Apollo program and 4th to land on the moon. It was a successful mission although controversial as the astronauts carried unauthorized postage stamps which they planned to sell. Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden were on board. The Mission lasted 12 days 7 hours, which included 1 cislunar EVA and 4 lunar surface EVA's. This was also the first mission the lunar rover was used.

  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Launch Complex 39A
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Program

  • Apollo — The Apollo program was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. (Wikipedia)

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