Note that the launch is reflected in a body of water across from the launch complex. Download Image of Apollo 15 Launch. The US Postal Service issued the Apollo–Soyuz commemorative stamps, honoring the United States–Soviet link up in space, on July 15, 1975, the day of the launch. David Woods – Editor: Apollo Flight Journal Apollo 15 Launch Checklist In July 1972 he became Special Assistant for Mission Operations for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and in April 1975 was appointed director of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Mission Summary: Apollo 15 was the first extended duration manned lunar mission, employing modifications for improved mobility during extensive lunar surface operations and an added battery and life support capability for the Lunar Module (LM). Dates July 26-Aug 7, 1971. Notes . Role Command Module Pilot Notes. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. The remaining crew's most recent reunion was on July 16, 2010, when Leonov, Kubasov, Stafford, and Brand met at an Omega timepiece store in New York City. He was the seventh man to walk on the Moon.

James B. Irwin.

Notes. The mission was the first of the Apollo "J" missions which stayed on the moon for longer periods of time and had greater surface mobility. Three vintage postcards of Apollo 15, the fourth moon landing mission. Apollo 9 Apollo 15 Dates March 16, 1966 March 3-13, 1969 July 26-Aug 7, 1971 Role Pilot Command Module Pilot Commander. On July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 launched from Cape Canaveral. Apollo Mission: Launch Date: Landing Date: Landing Site: Latitude: Longitude: EVA time (hours) Traverse (km) Sample Return (kg) 11: 16 Jul 1969: 20 Jul 1969: Mare Tranquilitatis The 363-foot tall Apollo 15 Saturn V is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 9:34:00.79 a.m., July 26, 1971, on a lunar landing mission. The Apollo spacecraft launch and lunar landing configurations are pictured in figure 1. 3.1 LAUNCH AND TRANSLUNAR TRAJECTORIES _____ 6 3.2 LUNAR ORBIT _____ 6 3.2.1 Orbital Phase_____6 3.2.2 Descent _____11 ... Apollo 15 instrument August 3, 1971, when atmospheric conditions first permitted ranging. The Launch Escape System He was the pilot of Gemini 8, command module pilot on Apollo 9, and backup commander of Apollo 12. Facts about the Apollo program launches. (July 26, 1971) On July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 launched from Cape Canaveral.

To a large extent, they reflect changes read up to the crews during the course of the mission. Apollo set several major human spaceflight milestones.It stands alone in sending crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit.

On July 16, 1969, the huge, 363-feet tall Saturn V rocket launches on the Apollo 11 mission from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 9:32 a.m. EDT.
Role Lunar Module Pilot. Apollo 15 Launch On July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 launched from Cape Canaveral. The LM was placed into a 42 by 9 nm (77.8 by 16.7 km) orbit. Apollo set several major human spaceflight milestones.It stands alone in sending crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit.