On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time. Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent three days on the moon before departing in the lunar module, named "Falcon." ...

This collection consists of one preliminary copy of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module LM-10 Flight Controller Systems Handbook, which consists mostly of tables and drawings. This preliminary copy was used in ...

Click to open image viewer. NASM 6A30196: Prime crew for the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, March 1971. Left to right: David R. Scott, commander; Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot; and James B.

In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...

Tranquility Base, the Apollo 11 mission's Eagle lunar lander touchdown site as seen in July 1969. Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean steps down to moon's surface during his 1969 flight. After ...

A mini-panorama of two photographs taken by Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin. The min-pan of photographs AS15-11845 and 11847 was combined by Erik van Meijgaarden, volunteer contributor to the ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. It details the structure of the Lunar Module, which is split into the ascent and descent ...