Apollo 15

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Apollo 15 was a 1971 NASA crewed mission that conducted extended scientific exploration of the Moon, including the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the lunar surface.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo program mission
crewed lunar landing mission
backupCommander Richard F. Gordon Jr.
backupCommandModulePilot Vance D. Brand
backupLunarModulePilot Harrison H. Schmitt
callSignCommandModule Endeavour
callSignLunarModule Falcon
carriedInstrument ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
gamma-ray spectrometer
mass spectrometer
subsatellite PFS-1
commander David R. Scott
commandModule Endeavour
commandModulePilot Alfred M. Worden
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewSize 3
firstUseOf Lunar Roving Vehicle
focus extended scientific exploration of the Moon
geological field investigations
followedBy Apollo 16
landingDateOnMoon 1971-07-30
launchDate 1971-07-26
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Saturn V
lunarLandingRegion Mare Imbrium
lunarLandingSite Hadley–Apennine region
lunarLatitude 26.1322° N
lunarLongitude 3.6339° E
lunarModule Falcon
lunarModulePilot James B. Irwin
lunarRoverManufacturer Boeing
lunarRoverModel Lunar Roving Vehicle
surface form: Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)
lunarSurfaceStayTime about 66 hours
missionClass J-mission
missionDuration 12 days 7 hours 11 minutes
missionType lunar landing
notableEvent first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the lunar surface
notableSample Genesis Rock
numberOfEVAsOnMoon 3
operator NASA
orbitalInclinationAroundMoon about 26°
precededBy Apollo 14
program Apollo program
returnedLunarSamplesMass about 77 kilograms
returnToEarthDate 1971-08-07
spacecraft Apollo command and service module
surface form: Apollo Command and Service Module Endeavour

Apollo Lunar Module
surface form: Apollo Lunar Module Falcon
totalLunarEVA_Time 18 hours 35 minutes
was first of the Apollo J-missions

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Apollo 16 precededByMission Apollo 15
Apollo 14 followedBy Apollo 15
National Museum of the United States Air Force notableExhibit Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour
S-IC usedOnMission Apollo 15
F-1 usedOnMission Apollo 15
Pavlov crater observedBy Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 mission
David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 spaceMission Apollo 15
subject surface form: David R. Scott
David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 notableWork Apollo 15
subject surface form: David R. Scott
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 mission
David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 participantIn Apollo 15
subject surface form: David R. Scott
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 lunar landing
David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 lunarMissionCommanded Apollo 15
subject surface form: David R. Scott
Endeavour mission Apollo 15
Endeavour missionNumber Apollo 15
Hadley–Apennine region explorationSiteOf Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 mission
Hadley–Apennine region visitedBy Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 astronauts
subsatellite PFS-1 launchedWith Apollo 15
subject surface form: PFS-1
subsatellite PFS-1 associatedMission Apollo 15
subject surface form: PFS-1
Genesis Rock collectedDuring Apollo 15
Genesis Rock collectedAtStation Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Station 2 (Apollo 15) on the Apennine Front
Genesis Rock nicknamedBy Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 astronauts
Genesis Rock mission Apollo 15
Genesis Rock EVA Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 EVA 2
LM notableMission Apollo 15
LEM usedOnMission Apollo 15
Alfred M. Worden mission Apollo 15
James B. Irwin spaceMission Apollo 15
James B. Irwin participantIn Apollo 15
James B. Irwin notableWork Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 lunar surface exploration
Apollo spacesuit usedInMission Apollo 15
David R. Scott spaceMission Apollo 15
David R. Scott notableWork Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 mission
David R. Scott participantIn Apollo 15
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 lunar landing