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Aug 12

Space Rocket History #345 – Apollo 15 – The Lunar Rover & Traverse 1

Posted on August 12, 2020

The whole stripped-down rover weighed about 455 pounds on Earth but only 76 pounds on the moon and was built to carry 2 1/2 times its weight at a maximum speed of about 10 miles per hour. LRV Deployment InstructionsRover DeployedTraverse Map

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Elbow Crater, Jim Irwin, Lunar Rover, Mt Hadley

Jul 29

Space Rocket History #344 – Apollo 15 – Oxygen Leak, Glass Ball, First Steps & The Lunar Rover

Posted on July 29, 2020

After a good nights sleep, Houston woke the astronauts up an hour early the next morning because of a slight oxygen leak. Irwin Nearly FallsGreen Glass ClodsLunar Rover

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Lunar Rover

Jul 15

Space Rocket History #343 – Apollo 15 – Falcon on the Moon

Posted on July 15, 2020

It was immediately clear that Falcon had landed on uneven ground, right on the rim of a small crater; the LM was tipped backward at a slight angle. It turned out that one of the rear feet had landed in a shallow crater. Landing site LandmarksSEVA SE...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

Jul 1

Space Rocket History #342 – Apollo 15 – Lunar Orbit & Landing

Posted on July 1, 2020

Craning to look through the triangular window for a glimpse of the land ahead, Scott saw no sign of Hadley Rille. Landing SiteLandingFalcon on the Moon

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

Jun 17

Space Rocket History #341 – Apollo 15 – Serious Problems

Posted on June 17, 2020

The SPS engine was used for all the future burns. It was the astronauts ticket home. Any doubt as to whether it could fire raised the question as to whether the mission could continue. TranspositionDelta-V Thrust Switch Showing ContaminationShatt...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

Jun 3

Space Rocket History #340 – Apollo 15 – Climb to Orbit

Posted on June 3, 2020

For Scott all feelings were forgotten. All senses except sight were subordinated. All Scott’s concentration was focused on hearing information from Irwin, Worden and Mission Control about the status of the spacecraft and the Saturn V. Apollo 15 in V...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

May 20

Space Rocket History #339 – Apollo 15 – The Launch

Posted on May 20, 2020

The last face they saw was Guenter’s, smiling and waving an enormous crescent wrench. Then the heavy hatch closed with a deep thunk. Dave Scott Suits UpApollo 15 Building ThrustApollo 15 Liftoff

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, Guenter Wendt, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

May 6

Space Rocket History #338 – Apollo 15 – CDR Dave Scott Part 2 & The Postal Covers Incident

Posted on May 6, 2020

As Command Module Pilot for Apollo 9, Scott’s responsibilities were heavy. The Lunar Module was to separate from the Command and Service Module during the mission; if it failed to return, Scott would have to run the entire spacecraft for reentry, nor...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Chris Kraft, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

Apr 22

Space Rocket History #337 – Apollo 15 – LMP Jim Irwin & CDR Dave Scott

Posted on April 22, 2020

Dave Scott showed incredible presence of mind during the unexpected events of the Gemini 8 mission. Even in the middle of an emergency, out of contact with Mission Control, he had thought to reenable ground control of the Agena before the two vehicle...

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Tagged:Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

Apr 8

Space Rocket History #336 – Apollo 15 – Introduction, Crew Selection & CMP Al Worden

Posted on April 8, 2020

The twelve day Apollo 15 mission was scheduled to launch on July 26, 1971. It would be the fourth United States human exploration of the Moon. As compared with earlier missions, Apollo 15 would double the time and extend by a factor of ten the range...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Dave Scott, Endeavor, Falcon, Jim Irwin

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