Apollo 15

Image links to NASA sites: Traverse map | Jim the rover and landing site | Jim the rover the landing pod and Mt. Hadley delta in the background

David R Scott

James B. Irwin

Alfred M. Worden

Lift off	26th July 1971
Lunar landing	30th July 1971 6:16pm
Extra vehicular activity	18 hours 33 minutes
Lunar take off	2nd August 1:11pm
Total mission time	295 hours 12 minutes

The Apollo 15 mission was the first to use the Lunar Rover. This super lightweight buggy helped to increase the roaming capabilities of the astronauts in their EVA's. The primary objective of the mission was to view the surface, survey the surrounding area and to bring back sample material. This was the first mission to televise the lift off of the crew from the surface of the Moon.

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As the telescope is not active its not possible to take a picture of the landing site. This feature will be available soon

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All images on this page are from NASA and can be found at http://images.jsc.nasa.gov

For more images and information on the Apollo and other NASA missions visit http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov

The traverse maps linked on this page are from http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/ where a large amount of information is available on the Apollo landings

 

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