Lunar rover designed for compact travel, easy set-up. The post uses an authentic photo found in the National Archives of Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin on the moon standing beside the first lunar ...

Apollo 15 set several records for crewed spaceflight, including the heaviest payload in a lunar orbit, maximum radial distance traveled on the moon away from the spacecraft, the most lunar surface ...

In this official NASA photo, the Apollo 15 emblem plays background to, from left, David R. Scott, commander; Alfred M. Worden, command model pilot; and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, who make ...

So, Apollo 15 was the first of the J-class crews. Apollo 15 launched July 26, 1971, and the Falcon Lunar Module (LM) landed July 30, staying on the surface until Aug. 2 with moonwalkers Dave Scott ...

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin salutes while standing beside the fourth American flag planted on the surface of the moon, July 30, 1971. The lunar module that took them to the moon's ...

Apollo 15 launched on July 26, 1971, and became the fourth successful mission to touch down on the lunar surface. ... Irwin served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot.

Lunar Module 9, or LM-9, is one of only three remaining Apollo moon landers built for mission use. Originally intended to launch on Apollo 15, LM-9 (pronounced "Lem-Nine") was replaced with a more ...

The Apollo 15 lunar rover vehicle (LRV) was designed to fold into the lunar module, contrary to suggestions in posts online that the moon landings must have been faked because it would have been ...

Worden served as the command module pilot on Apollo 15, the first lunar mission to carry scientific instruments in the command module. While orbiting the Moon alone, farther from other people than ...

Fifty years ago this week, Apollo 15 lifted off on the first true lunar exploration mission. Using an improved Lunar Module, the ninth crewed Apollo mission featured the first vehicle to drive on ...

The Lunar Module (LM) was a key part of NASA’s Apollo program, responsible for carrying astronauts from lunar orbit to the ...