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Apollo 15 Rollout

Title	Apollo 15 Rollout
Full Description	The 363-foot tall Apollo Saturn V space vehicle is leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Florida. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a crawler-transporter. The "stack" and the VAB are reflected in the turning basin.
Date	05/11/1971
NASA Center	Johnson Space Center

Apollo 15 Saturn V Launch

Title	Apollo 15 Saturn V Launch
Full Description	The 363-foot tall Apollo 15 Saturn V is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 9:34:00.79 a.m., July 26, 1971, on a lunar landing mission. Note that the launch is reflected in a body of water across from the launch complex.
Date	06/26/1971
NASA Center	Johnson Space Center

View of Earth photographed b …

Title	View of Earth photographed by Apollo 15 on voyage to the Moon
Description	This view of Earth was photographed by the Apollo 15 crewmen as they sped toward the fourth lunar landing. The spacecraft was between 25,000 and 30,000 nautical miles from Earth when this photo was made. The United States (note Florida), Central America and part of Canada can be seen at the left side of the picture, with South America at lower center. Spain and the northwest part of Africa can be seen at right. The Bahama Banks, unique geological feature, can be seen (different shade of blue) east of Florida. Also note large North Atlantic storm front moving over Greenland in upper center.
Date Taken	1971-07-26

Lightning around the Apollo …

Title	Lightning around the Apollo 15 stack prior to launch
Description	Lightning streaks the sky around the Apollo 15 stack of hardware prior to launch.
Date Taken	1971-07-25

View of Apollo 15 space vehi …

Title	View of Apollo 15 space vehicle on way from VAB to Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description	High angle view showing the Apollo 15 (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510) space vehicle on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter.
Date Taken	1971-05-11

Apollo 15 crewmen inside Apo …

Title	Apollo 15 crewmen inside Apollo 15 Command Module during simulation
Description	Two Apollo 15 prime crewmen can be seen inside the Apollo 15 Command Module during simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, is in the background. Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, foreground, is the command module pilot (29951), Interior view of Apollo 15 Command Module showing the Apollo 15 crewmen participating in simulation training at KSC. Worden is in the center foreground. Scott can be seen in the left background. Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, is on the right (29952).
Date Taken	1971-03-26

View of Apollo 15 space vehi …

Title	View of Apollo 15 space vehicle leaving VAB to Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description	The 363-foot tall Apollo (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510) space vehicle is leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a crawler-transporter. The stack and the VAB are reflected in the body of water in front of the building.
Date Taken	1971-05-11

View of Apollo 15 Lunar Rovi …

Title	View of Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle and Lunar Module during simulations
Description	Overall view of the Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle and the Lunar Module during simulations with the rover at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Astronauts David R. Scott, commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, took part in the training in preparation for their lunar surface extravehicular activity scheduled on the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission.
Date Taken	1971-04-21

Astronaut David Scott simula …

Title	Astronaut David Scott simulates use of Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Drill at KSC
Description	Astronaut David R. Scott, commander of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, simulates use of the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Drill (ALSD) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. Scott's fellow moon-exploring crewman, Astronaut James Irwin, can be seen in the background near Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) trainer.
Date Taken	1971-05-24

Apollo 15 astronauts train w …

Title	Apollo 15 astronauts train with Lunar Roving Vehicle at KSC
Description	The two moon-exploring crew members of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission train with the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, wearing their complete Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU). Astronaut David R. Scott, mission commander, is at right, with Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, at left. Brightly colored protective thermal foil material is used on the Ground Commanded Color Television Assembly (GCTA), above, and the Lunar Communciations Relay Unit (LCRU), below.
Date Taken	1971-05-24

Apollo 15 crew during suitin …

Title	Apollo 15 crew during suiting up operations at KSC prior to launch
Description	Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot, checks the connections to his suit during suiting up operations in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during Apollo 15 prelaunch countdown (41407), Three Apollo 15 astronauts go through suiting up operations. They are David R. Scott (foreground), commander, Worden (center), command module pilot, and James B. Irwin (in background), lunar module pilot. With the crewmen was Dr. Donald K. Slyaton (wearing dark blue sports shirt), Director of Flight Crew Operations, Manned Spacecraft Center (41408), Scott goes through suiting up operations at KSC during prelaunch countdown (41409), A suit technician assists Irwin as he goes through suiting up operations during prelaunch countdown (41410).
Date Taken	1971-07-26

Astronauts Scott and Irwin s …

Title	Astronauts Scott and Irwin shown on Lunar Roving Vehicle at KSC
Description	Astronauts David R. Scott (right), commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, are shown on the Lunar Roving Vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) during Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity simlations.
Date Taken	1971-06-30

Launch of the Apollo 15 spac …

Title	Launch of the Apollo 15 space vehicle
Description	The 363-foot tall Apollo 15 (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 9:34:00.79 a.m., July 26, 1971, on a lunar landing mission.
Date Taken	1971-06-27

View of Apollo 15 space vehi …

Title	View of Apollo 15 space vehicle on Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description	Aerial view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), showing the 363-foot tall Apollo (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510) space vehicle on pad. This photograph was taken during Apollo 15 Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) activity.
Date Taken	1971-05-13

Launch of the Apollo 15 spac …

Title	Launch of the Apollo 15 space vehicle
Description	The 363-foot tall Apollo 15 (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 9:34:00.79 a.m., July 26, 1971, on a lunar landing mission. Note that the launch is reflected in a body of water across from the launch complex.
Date Taken	1971-06-27

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