David Scott: “The Rover handles quite well ... Announcer: So after missing a moon landing in 1970, the Apollo 14 and 15 moon missions of 1971 put the United States that much closer to the ...
Apollo 15 was the first mission to use the lunar rover, to conduct extensive scientific ... There are several places between the Earth and the moon that are stable equilibrium points.
They spent just under 21 hours on the moon, including a two ... and Jim Irwin were the crew of Apollo 15, the first mission to use the four-wheel-drive lunar rover. John Young, Ken Mattingly ...
The Lunar Rover wasn't used until the Apollo 15 mission, so the camera used for Apollo 11 had more limitations. Live video from the Moon was transmitted back to Earth using advanced technology and ...
Over the course of three expeditions each, the Apollo 15, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 ... least two of the missions that used the rover. A collection of "moon rocks" is among the model's features ...
The Apollo program is arguably the most famous achievement of the United States regime, but how much do you really know about ...
When the crew of Apollo 17 went to the moon in December 1972 ... Included is a piece of basalt from Apollo 15. “Dave Scott was the astronaut who collected it,” says Strain.
The NASA Rover Club will be one of 50 teams to compete in the Great Moonbuggy Race, a national contest, this month. “The club ...