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Apollo 15 by Dr. Wernher von Braun of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Wernher von Braun Takes a Cl
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Wernher von Braun Takes a Close Look at Apollo 15 Launch |
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1971-07-26 |
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During the Apollo 15 launch activities in the launch control center's firing room 1 at Kennedy Space Center, Dr. Wernher von Braun, NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for planning, takes a closer look at the launch pad through binoculars. The fifth manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 15 (SA-510), carrying a crew of three astronauts: Mission commander David R. Scott, Lunar Module pilot James B. Irwin, and Command Module pilot Alfred M. Worden Jr., lifted off on July 26, 1971. Astronauts Scott and Irwin were the first to use a wheeled surface vehicle, the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or the Rover, which was designed and developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, and built by the Boeing Company. Astronauts spent 13 days, nearly 67 hours, on the Moon's surface to inspect a wide variety of its geological features. |
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Apollo 15 Pre-Launch Chat
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Apollo 15 Pre-Launch Chat |
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1971-07-26 |
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During the Apollo 15 pre-launch activity in the launch control center's firing room 1 at Kennedy Space Center, the then recently appointed NASA Administrator, Dr. James C. Fletcher (right) speaks with (Left to right) William Anders, executive secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, Lt. Captain Sam Phillips, former Apollo Program Director, and Dr. Wernher von Braun, NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for planning. |
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Dr. von Braun on the Mobilit
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Dr. von Braun on the Mobility Test Article (MTA) |
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1966-01-01 |
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In this June 1966 photograph, Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dr. Wernher von Braun test-drives the Mobility Test Article (MTA), a developmental vehicle built by the Bendix Corporation to test lunar mobility vehicle concepts. The data provided by the MTA helped in designing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), developed under the direction of the MSFC. The LRV was designed to allow Apollo astronauts a greater range of mobility during lunar exploration missions. The LRVs were deployed during the last three Apollo missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. |
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