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Apollo 15

Launch:July 26, 1971
Landing: August 7, 1971
Astronauts: David R. Scott, James B. Irwin and Alfred M. Worden

Apollo 15 stayed on the moon for three days as the first of the Apollo “J” missions that allowed them to stay on the moon for longer periods of time. They were also the first mission to take a car to the moon and drive it. The Lunar Roving Vehicle allowed the astronauts to travel 17.5 miles and collect more than 170 pounds of lunar samples.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: S71-30463
Date: May 1971

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Taken on July 26, 1971

Apollo 15

Launch:July 26, 1971
Landing: August 7, 1971
Astronauts: David R. Scott, James B. Irwin and Alfred M. Worden

Apollo 15 stayed on the moon for three days as the first of the Apollo “J” missions that allowed them to stay on the moon for longer periods of time. They were also the first mission to take a car to the moon and drive it. The Lunar Roving Vehicle allowed the astronauts to travel 17.5 miles and collect more than 170 pounds of lunar samples.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: S71-30463
Date: May 1971