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 ...

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 ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission to the moon with one of that mission’s defining moments: a replica of the first of three lunar rovers ...

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 ...

Some Moon missions get all the glory. Apollo 8 was the first to orbit the Moon. Apollo 11, the first to land. And Apollo 17 was the last crewed mission to the lunar surface — for now. Of course, each ...

A massive new exhibit at Manhattan’s Intrepid Museum, “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon,” takes visitors into space like never before. On display are more than 100 rare relics linked to the historic ...

Toward the end of their first day outside, Dave Scott captured this dramatic shot of Jim Irwin and the rover, with Mt. Hadley’s summit in the background, 12 miles away. When Apollo 14 landed ...

Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan test-drives the third rover used on the moon, minutes after the machine was deployed on December 11, 1972. (Photo: Courtesy NASA, scan by Kipp Teag) The later moon missions ...

Lego is gearing up to deliver a detailed model of the original "rock and rolling ride," the electric buggy driven by NASA's last three Apollo crews to explore the moon. The new Lego Technic "NASA ...

It’s hard to think of a more challenging environment for an automotive battery than the surface of the Moon, and preparations ...