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Launch of Apollo 15 (NBC)

The launch of Apollo 15 - July 26th 1971. Onboard are astronauts Dave Scott (CDR) Al Worden (CMP) and Jim Irwin (LMP).

Apollo 15

Overview

Destination: Lunar Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Lunar Orbit Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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.

Saturn V

Family:
Configuration: V

The Saturn V was a human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. Most notably, the Saturn V took the Apollo program to the Moon. It still remains the world's tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and is the only launch vehicle to take humans beyond LEO.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
110.6 m
Diameter
10.1 m
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
2970.0 T
Thrust
35100.0 kN

Family

Name
Saturn V
Family
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Variant
V
Alias
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Full Name
Saturn V

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
140000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Apollo Endeavour CSM-112

In-active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3 Payload Capacity: 1050 kg

Destination: Lunar Orbit where the LM would detach and land on the Moon.

Serial Number: CSM-112

CSM-112 "Endeavour" was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Apollo 15 mission.

Apollo Command/Service Module Details

Crew

David Scott

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: June 6, 1932
Age: 93

Alfred Worden

Command Module Pilot - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Deceased

Date of Birth: Feb. 7, 1932
Date of Death: March 18, 2020

James Irwin

Lunar Module Pilot - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Deceased

Date of Birth: March 17, 1930
Date of Death: Aug. 8, 1991

LM Falcon

In-active Human Rated Unmanned Crew Capacity: 2

Destination: Lunar Surface

Serial Number: LM-10

Flown on Apollo 15. Descent stage on lunar surface at Hadley–Apennine, ascent stage deliberately crashed into Moon

Apollo Lunar Module Details

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)

Acting Administrator: James Free Founded: 1958 Successes: 121 Failures: 20 Pending: 5

Agency Type:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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