On July 26, 1971, NASA launched Apollo 15, the fourth successful mission to touch down on the moon. The Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:34 a.m. The mission was intended for ...

The Apollo 15 Lunar Module (LM) Falcon set down on the Hadley plains (26.132°N, 3.634°E) a mere 2 kilometers from Hadley Rille. The goals: sample the basalts that compose the mare deposit, explore a ...

Apollo 15, the first of the J-series missions, prioritized ambitious scientific objectives, utilizing advanced tools such as a percussive drill, 500mm telephoto lenses, and the Lunar Roving Vehicle ...

On July 26, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 15 mission. Crew for Apollo 15 was Commander David R. Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin and Command Module Pilot Alfred ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, has died at age 88, his family said Wednesday.

Last week’s MoonFest events at MSU’s Abrams Planetarium celebrating the first steps on the moon 50 years ago has us remembering the Apollo space missions. Forty-eight years ago this week, Apollo 15 ...

A small piece of the Moon has landed in Bradenton at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature just in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission. The museum unveiled a new display Wednesday ...

A SPICE simulation of Apollo 15's Command and Service Module in orbit around the Moon in 1971. Image: (ESA) Scientists at the European Space Agency are using a powerful new simulator to relive the ...

The three-man crew aboard NASA's Apollo 17 mission departs the moon on Dec. 19, 1972, and returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, while leaving behind the third U.S. lunar rover. During ...

In this Nov. 12, 2014, file photo, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden wipes his hands after creating a cast of his hand prints that will be part of a permanent display at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. Worden died in his sleep at ...