Apollo 15 used command and service module CSM-112, which was given the call sign Endeavour, named after HMS Endeavour, and Lunar Module LM-10, call sign Falcon, named …

Jul 11, 2024 · He flew to the Moon as Command Module Pilot aboard Apollo 15. During this time in lunar orbit he earned a world record as “most isolated human being” while his crew mates …

Apollo 15 focused mainly on lunar science, and was the first mission to use a lunar rover vehicle. The crew spent four days traveling to the moon, then Scott and Irwin landed the lunar module …

Jul 26, 1971 · The Apollo 15 Command Module "Endeavour", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid-Pacific …

Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin landed the lunar module Falcon about 0.5 km from the planned landing location at Hadley-Apennine. Hadley Rille is a lunar …

Apollo missions relied on the use of a Lunar Module (LM), which detached from the Command and Service Module (CSM) in order to descend to the lunar surface. This simulated experience …

Apollo 15 was the first extended duration manned lunar mission, employing modifications for improved mobility during extensive lunar surface operations and an added battery and life …

Fifty years ago on July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin, and Command Module Pilot Alfred M. Worden launched from Kennedy Space …

Structurally and aerodynamically incapable of flight through Earth's atmosphere, the two-stage Lunar Module was ferried to lunar orbit attached to the Apollo command and service module …

Jul 8, 2009 · Engineering and operational objectives included evaluation of modifications to the lunar module, or LM, made for carrying a heavier payload and for a lunar stay time of almost …