The Apollo 15 manned lunar-landing mission is discussed. As compared with previous Apollo manned lunar-landing missions, the mission 15 is characterized by increased hardware capability, a larger scientific payload, and a battery-powered lunar roving vehicle (Rover). Benefits resulting from these additions to Apollo 15 were a mission duration of 12-1/3 days, a lunar stay time of nearly 67 hr, a lunar-surface traverse distance of 27.9 km traveled at an average speed of 9.6 km/hr, and a scientific instrument module (SIM) containing equipment for orbital experiments and photographic tasks not performed on previous missions. The primary scientific objectives of the mission were to perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of materials and surface features in a preselected area of the Hadley-Apennine region; to emplace and activate surface experiments; and to conduct inflight experiments and photographic tasks from lunar orbit.


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    Title :

    Mission description


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    Publication date :

    1972-01-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


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    English


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    Mission description

    Baldwin, R. R. | NTRS | 1973


    Mission description

    Baldwin, R. R. | NTRS | 1972


    Mission description

    Hardee, S. N. | NTRS | 1976


    Apollo Mission Description

    William A. Lee | NTRS | 1964