July 26, 1971 at 1:34 PM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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July 26, 1971 at 1:34 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
Apollo 15 was the 9th manned mission in the Apollo program and 4th to land on the moon. It was a successful mission although controversial as the astronauts carried unauthorized postage stamps which they planned to sell. Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden were on board. The Mission lasted 12 days 7 hours, which included 1 cislunar EVA and 4 lunar surface EVA's. This was also the first mission the lunar rover was used.
Mission media
Apollo 15 launch LIVE, W. Cronkite: " Wow ! Our building's shaking, here again! " CBS, July 26, 1971
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Height
110.6 m
Diameter
10.1 m
LEO capacity
140,000 kg
Successful launches
12
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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