Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fourth Moon landing. It was the first J mission , with a longer stay on the Moon and a greater …

Jul 8, 2009 · Apollo 15 set several new records for crewed spaceflight: heaviest payload in a lunar orbit of approximately 107,000 pounds, maximum radial distance traveled on the lunar surface …

Jul 11, 2024 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Apollo 15’s Saturn V rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 9:34 a.m., EDT, July 26, 1971, on a lunar …

Jul 26, 2021 · The Saturn V rocket launched Apollo 15 into a clear morning sky. Ten seconds after the first motion, the rocket cleared the launch tower and mission responsibility shifted …

Apollo 15 was the most ambitious mission to the Moon yet, representing a new level of program maturity and operational confidence by NASA. It was the first of the “J-class” missions, which …

Feb 27, 2023 · The Apollo 15 subsatellite (PFS-1) was a small satellite released into lunar orbit from the Apollo 15 Service Module. Its main objectives were to study the plasma, particle, and …

Oct 31, 2023 · Apollo 15 entered lunar orbit on July 29, 1971. The next day, astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin separated their Lunar Module (LM) Falcon from Alfred M. Worden, …

Jul 22, 2021 · On July 26, 1971, NASA launched Apollo 15, the fourth successful mission to touch down on the moon. The Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:34 a.m. …

Launched at 9:34:00 am EST on July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 took four days to reach the Moon. After spending two hours in orbit around the Earth, the S-IVB third stage of the Saturn V was …

Oct 27, 2023 · AS-501 had eight of these ullage rockets, while AS-502 to AS-509 had four. They were deleted from the Apollo 15 launch vehicle, along with four of the eight retro rockets built …