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Apollo 15 and Moon by David R. Scott of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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View of Commemorative plaque
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View of Commemorative plaque left on moon at Hadley-Apennine landing site |
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A close-up view of a commemorative plaque left on the Moon at the Hadley-Apennine landing site in memory of 14 NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts, now deceased. Their names are inscribed in alphabetical order on the plaque. The plaque was stuck in the lunar soil by Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin during their Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity. The tin, man-like object represents the figure of a fallen astronaut/cosmonaut. |
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1971-08-01 |
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Members of Apollo 15 crew ri
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Members of Apollo 15 crew ride Lunar Roving Vehicle during simulated EVA |
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A wide-angle view showing two members of the prime crew of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission riding in a Lunar Roving Vehicle trainer called "Grover" during a simulation of lunar surface extravehicular activity in the Taos, New Mexico area. They are Astronauts David R. Scott (riding in left side seat), commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. Apollo 15 will be the first mission to the Moon to carry a Lunar Roving Vehicle, which will permit the astronauts to cover a larger area for exploration and sample collecting than on previous missions. |
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1971-03-11 |
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Astronaut David Scott simula
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Astronaut David Scott simulates use of Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Drill at KSC |
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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. |
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1971-05-24 |
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Artist's concept of Apollo 1
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Artist's concept of Apollo 15 landing site showing crewmen on LRV |
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An artist's concept of the Apollo 15 Hadley-Apennine landing area showing the two moon-exploring crewmen on a traverse in their Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The two figures represent Astronauts David R. Scott, commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. The Apollo 15 Lunar Module is in left background. |
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1971-06-26 |
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Apollo 15 astronauts train w
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Apollo 15 astronauts train with Lunar Roving Vehicle at KSC |
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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. |
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1971-05-24 |
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Apollo 15 Lunar Eclipse view
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Apollo 15 Lunar Eclipse views |
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The lunar eclipse, which occured while the Apollo 15 spacecraft was returning from the moon, was recorded in a series of color photographs. These photographs were taken (hand-held mode) by Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, using the electric Hasselblad camera. The views are as follows from upper left to lower right: (1) a two second exposure taken 12 minutes prior to the moon's entry into total eclipse, (2) another two-second exposure taken six minutes prior to eclipse entry, (3) a two-minute exposure showing multiple images and begun one minute before the moon comes out of total eclipse, and (4) a two second exposure taken six minutes after exit from the eclipse. The white region, wherever it appears, is penumbral lighting of the lunar surface. The orange-red-brown band is caused by sunlight that has first passed through the earth's atmosphere where the shorter wavelength, blue light has been scattered out, allowing only a diminished intensity red light to reach the moon. |
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1971-08-01 |
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