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Apollo 15
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fourth Moon landing and ninth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
Apollo 15 was the fourth mission to land humans on the Moon and the ninth crewed flight of NASA's Apollo program. It represents a significant milestone in the Space Race era and demonstrated America's continued capability to explore the lunar surface.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human spaceflight
- Part of
- Apollo program
- Official name
- Apollo 15
- Country
- United States
- Operator
- NASA
- Followed by
- Apollo 16
- Follows
- Apollo 14
- Duration
- 1062713
- Mass
- 5321.1
- Manufacturer
- Grumman
- Image
- Apollo 15 Lunar Rover and Irwin.jpg
- Significant event
- splashdown
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- UTC date of spacecraft landing
- 1971-08-07
- Commons category
- Apollo 15
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1971-07-26
- space launch vehicle
- Saturn V
- topic's main category
- Category:Apollo 15
- Commons gallery
- Apollo 15
- crew members
- James Irwin
- apoapsis
- 120.8
- periapsis
- 101.5
- type of orbit
- lunar orbit
- orbital inclination
- 23
- orbits completed
- 74
- location of landing
- Pacific Ocean
- recovered by
- USS Okinawa
- start point
- Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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Encyclopedic overview
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 focus on science than earlier landings. Apollo 15 saw the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
The mission began on July 26 and ended on August 7, with the lunar surface exploration taking place between July 30 and August 2. Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin landed near Hadley Rille and explored the local area using the rover, allowing them to travel further from the Lunar Module than had been possible on previous missions. They spent 18 1⁄2 hours on the Moon's surface on four extravehicular activities (EVA), and collected 170 pounds (77 kg) of surface material.
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