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Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was preceded by Apollo 14 and followed by Apollo 16.
Ninth manned mission in the Apollo program. Fourth mission to land on the moon.
- Launched: July 26, 1971
- Returned: August 7, 1971
- Crew members: David Scott[?], commander; Alfred Worden[?], command module pilot; James Irwin[?], lunar module pilot.
- Command module: Endeavor, in honor of Cook's ship Endeavour
- Lunar module: Falcon
- Landed: July 30, 1971
- Lunar landing site: 26.1 N, 3.6 E -- Hadley-Apennine, Mare Imbrium
- On surface: 2 days 18.9 hours
- Lunar EVA: 19.1 hours (0.5 + 6.6 + 7.2 + 4.8)
- Samples: 76.8 kg
The first of the J-class missions, featuring the Lunar Rover.
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