National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Apollo 15

Saturn V

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, July 26, 1971 · 13:34 UTC

Mission

/01

Apollo 15 was the 9th manned mission in the Apollo program and 4th to land on the moon. It was a successful mission although controversial as the astronauts carried unauthorized postage stamps which they planned to sell. Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden were on board. The Mission lasted 12 days 7 hours, which included 1 cislunar EVA and 4 lunar surface EVA's. This was also the first mission the lunar rover was used.

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Saturn V

Variant: V

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608° N, 80.604° W

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10

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