Saturn V | Apollo 15
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was the 9th manned mission in the Apollo program and 4th to land on the moon. It was a successful mission although controversial as the astronauts carried unauthorized postage stamps which they planned to sell. Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden were on board. The Mission lasted 12 days 7 hours, which included 1 cislunar EVA and 4 lunar surface EVA's. This was also the first mission the lunar rover was used.
Apollo Endeavour CSM-112
Serial CSM-112
Launch Crew Count 3
Status Single Use
Landing Time 1971-08-07T13:34:00+0000
Crew
David Scott
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1932-06-06
Status Retired
Type Government
Alfred Worden
Command Module Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1932-02-07
Deceased 2020-03-18
Status Deceased
Type Government
James Irwin
Lunar Module Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1930-03-17
Deceased 1991-08-08
Status Deceased
Type Government
Saturn V
Height 110.60 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 35100 kN
Diameter 10.10 Meters
Mass To LEO 140000 kg
Liftoff Mass 2970 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 1967-11-09
Launch Failures 1
Programs
Apollo
The Apollo program was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.
