Of course, each mission was a crucial milestone. But collective memory can be fickle. Which brings us to Apollo 15. By the time this mission landed 50 years ago, public interest in and political ...

Apollo 15 was the fourth American space mission to land men on the moon. On the historic 40th anniversary, we celebrate the often-overlooked voyage. See the full slideshow at LIFE.com. NASA's ...

Worden, command model pilot; and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, who make up the prime crew for the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. In March of 1971, two astronauts prepare for the upcoming ...

On July 26, 1971, at 9:34 am EDT, Apollo 15 lifted off the Pad A of Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center on the first true lunar exploration mission. Using an improved Lunar Module ...

Remastered photos obtained by USA TODAY show new images of the Apollo 15 mission at its 50th anniversary. The photos were enhanced by the author of “Apollo Remastered,” Andy Saunders.

the agency announced the scrapping of Apollo 19 as well as the original mission slated for Apollo 15 (Apollo 16 was renumbered 15, thereby giving the remaining two missions numbers 16 and 17).

The aluminum-framed rover had a three-part chassis that was hinged in the center so it could be folded up and transported in the lunar module on the way to the moon during the Apollo 15 mission ...

Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden observed ... It was also the only Apollo mission launched at night. Approximately 500,000 people watched the launch in the vicinity of Kennedy Space ...

Here’s how it works. Apollo 15, which launched on July 26, 1971, marked the beginning of NASA's most challenging crewed missions to the moon. This mission featured the longest stay yet on the ...