| Title |
Apollo 15 images
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| Description |
9 posters with a series of photographs of Apollo 15 mission. 1. Apollo 15 lift-off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., 9:34 a.m. EDT, July 26, 1971. 71-HC-1107. Apollo 15 crew: David R. Scott, commander; Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot; James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. 71-HC-819. 2. Irwin with lunar rover on Moon. St. George Crater (behind Irwin's head) about three miles away. 71-H-1426. 3. Scott stands by Rover at edge of lunar canyon called Hadley Rille. 71-HC-1139. Left: Scott drills hole in lunar surface for inserting heat sensors. Right: Falcon and lunar roving vehicle. Scott is nearly 330 feet from Falcon. 4. Irwin stands by rover on Moon. Shadow of Falcon in foreground; Mount Hadley, background. 71-HC-1140. 5. Irwin salutes American flag raised on Moon. Falcon (lunar module) in center; lunar roving vehicle, at right; Mount Hadley Delta, in background. 71-HC-1141. 6. Scott placed on Moon a memorial to 14 deceased American and Soviet spacemen. 71-HC-1146. Lunar panorama viewed by astronauts as they worked on Moon. Falcon, the experiment array, and lunar rover can also be seen. 7. Irwin carefully checks and loads lunar roving vehicle. 71-HC-1151. 8. Falcon lift-off from Moon. This telecast picture marked first time lunar lift-off was seen on Earth. 71-HC-1133. Endeavour (Apollo 15 command/service module) in lunar orbit. SIM (Scientific Instrument Module) bay is exposed. 71-HC-1144. Moon from Endeavour in lunar orbit. AS 15-88-12002. 9. Apollo 15's splashdown, 4:46 p.m. EDT, August 7, 1971, was slightly harder than planned because one of three parachutes failed. 71-HC-1002.
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| Extent |
28 x 36 cm; 18 images; Poster; color |
| Date |
1972 |
| Location |
Huntsville; United States; Alabama; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Lunar excursion module -- Pictorial works; Irwin, James B. (James Benson); Astronauts -- United States -- Pictorial works; Apollo 15 (Spacecraft) -- Pictorial works; Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Pictorial works; Photographs; Scott, David Randolph, 1932-; Space flight to the moon -- Pictorial works; Worden, Al, 1932- |
| Citation |
U.S. Government Information, Maps, & GIS Services |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/17518
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#NKC
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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