Apollo 15
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| Mission name | Apollo 15 | ||||
| Spacecraft name | CSM: Endeavour LM: Falcon |
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| Command Module | CM-112 mass 12,831 pounds (5,820 kg) |
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| Service Module | SM-112 mass 54,063 pounds (24,523 kg) |
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| Lunar Module | LM-10 mass 36,700 pounds (16,600 kg) |
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| Spacecraft mass | 103,594 pounds (46,989 kg) | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | CSM: Endeavour LM: Falcon |
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| Booster | Saturn V SA-510 | ||||
| Launch pad | LC 39A Kennedy Space Center Florida, U.S. |
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| Launch date | July 26, 1971 13:34:00.6 UTC |
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| Lunar landing July 30, 1971 22:16:29 UTC Hadley-Apennine 26°7′55.99″N 3°38′1.90″E / 26.1322194°N 3.633861°E (based on the IAU Mean Earth Polar Axis coordinate system) |
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| Lunar EVA duration | LM standup 00:33:07 First 06:32:42 Second 07:12:14 Third 04:49:50 |
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| Lunar surface time | 2 d 18 h 54 m 53 s | ||||
| Lunar Roving Vehicle | LRV-1 | ||||
| CMP EVA duration | 00:39:07 | ||||
| Lunar sample mass | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||
| Time in lunar orbit | 6 d 01 h 12 m 41 s | ||||
| Landing | August 7, 1971 20:45:53 UTC North Pacific Ocean 26°7′N 158°8′W / 26.117°N 158.133°W |
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| Mission duration | 12 d 07 h 11 m 53 s | ||||
Crew photo
Left to right: Scott, Worden, Irwin
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Apollo 15 was the ninth manned flight of NASA's Apollo program. It was the fourth mission to land on the surface of the Moon and the first J-Type mission. Apollo 15 was launched on July 26, 1971.[2]:77 Alan Worden stayed in orbit in the Command Module, Endeavour, while the Lunar Module, Falcon, landed at Hadley Base, with David Scott and James Irwin. The astronauts use the first Lunar Roving Vehicle to travel on the Moon. This vehicle was specially designed to work in a vacuum, with a wide range of temperatures across rough ground. They travelled a distance of 17.5 mi (28 km) on the Moon.[3] They spent three days (66 hours, 55 minutes) on the Moon. They were able to collect a lot of rock samples, including a core sample from at least 10 ft (3 m) deep.[3]
References [change]
- ↑ Richard W. Orloff. "Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference (SP-4029)". NASA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_00g_Table_of_Contents.htm. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
- ↑ Furniss, Tim (2001). The History of Space Vehicles. London: Grange Books. ISBN 1-84013-370-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NASA - Apollo 15". nasa.gov. 2009. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo15.html. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
