Apollo-15 (31)

Pad 39 (9)

Saturn-V AS-510 ()

High Bay 3

MLP 3

Firing Room 1

Crew:

David R. Scott

James B. Irwin

Alfred M. Worden

Backup Crew:

Milestones:

07/26/71 - Launch

Payload:

Apollo 15 Endeavor (CM-112) and Falcon (LM-10)

Mission Objective:

Launch:

July 26, 1971

Orbit:

Altitude: xxx miles

Inclination: xxx degrees

Orbits:

Duration: 12 Days, 17 hours, 12 min, seconds

Distance: miles

Lunar Location: Hadley-Apennine

Lunar Coords: 26.08 degrees North, 3.66 degrees East

Landing:

August 07, 1971

Mission Highlights:

Landing site: Hadley-Apennine region near Apennine Mountains. 3 EVAs of 10 hours, 36 minutes. Worden performed 38 minutes EVA on way back to Earth. First to carry orbital sensors in service module of CSM. ALSEP de- ployed. Scientific payload landed on Moon doubled. Improved spacesuits gave increased mobility and stay-time. Lunar surface stay- time, 66.9 hours. Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), electric-powered, 4-wheel drive car, traversed total 27.9 km (17 mi). In lunar orbit 145 hours, with 74 orbits. Small sub-satellite left in lunar orbit for first time. 6.6 kgs (169 lbs) of material gathered.

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