아폴로 15호의 달착륙 50주년

아폴로 15호의 달착륙 50주년

 

1971년 7월 26일에 발사된 아폴로 15호는 달의 로빙 차량(LRV)을 달 표면에 운반하는 최초의 아폴로 임무가 되었다.

지휘 모듈 조종사인 Alfred Worden이 달 주위궤도에 남아 있는 동안 사령관, David Scott, 달 모듈 조종사인 James Irwin은 Hadley-Apennine landing sit에 내려 앉았다.

두 우주 비행사는 나중에 전개한 460 파운드 LRV (다른 장비와 실험 중)를 배치하고, 다음 3일 동안 그들은 달 풍경을 가로 질러 약17마일 (28 킬로미터)을 운전했다.

그들의 임무가 끝났을 때, 그들은 달 모듈에서 짧은 거리에 "moon buggy"를 주차하였고 그것은 오늘날까지 남아 있으며 아폴로 임무에 의해 달에 남아있는 세 로버의 첫 번째였다. 여기에 수집 된 개발, 훈련 및 다른 세계의 표면에 인간이 구동 하는 첫 번째 차량의 배포의

이미지다.

 

 

The lunar rover sits in its final parking place, seen in this composite image made on August 3, 1971. 

On their final day on the moon, the commander, David Scott, parked the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) a short distance from the lunar 

module (LM) landing craft, positioning it so the television camera on the front pointed toward the LM to monitor its liftoff in a couple of hours. 

The light colored square on the ground behind the rover is a small plaque, placed by Commander Scott, inscribed with the names of 14 astronauts and cosmonauts known to have died while developing human space flight.

Before he left, Scott also placed a small Bible with a red cover on the control panel of the rover, just visible in this image.

 

The astronauts Jack Lousma, seated, and Gerald Carr test an early prototype of the rover, during a mobility test near Pismo Beach, 

California, on August 13, 1970.

 

The Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott (left) and James Irwin practice navigational maneuvers in the lunar roving vehicle simulator, assisted by the astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV, a support-team member, on July 25, 1971.

 

A large model was built, depicting the planned landing area for Apollo 15. 

Meant to be used for video feedback for the landing simulator, the model was also used as a low-fidelity stand in shown on the video screen of the lunar rover simulator seen in the previous photo.

The model was mounted to the ceiling of a large room, and computer-controlled cameras moved along its surface, mimicking the moves made by the simulators.

 

The astronauts James Irwin and David Scott train in the Mojave Desert near China Lake, in a lunar rover simulator, on April 29, 1971.

 

Dave Scott and Jim Irwin practice on a rover simulator at Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona on November 2, 1970.

 

The astronauts Dave Scott and Jim Irwin brief reporters about the lunar rover at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 6, 1971. 

 

Dave Scott practices with the drill at Cape Canaveral, with a rover simulator in the background. 

 

The astronauts Irwin and Scott sit in the LRV during a fit check at Kennedy Space Center, alongside the lunar module. 

The rover was designed to fold up into a small package to be stored for the trip to the moon. 

 

David Scott assists during a rover fit check on April 1, 1971. The rover is in its folded configuration, being raised into position on the 

lunar module.

 

This view of Earth was photographed by the Apollo 15 crewmen as they sped toward the fourth lunar landing, after lifting off from 

Earth on July 26, 1971. 

The spacecraft was 25,000 to 30,000 nautical miles from Earth when this photo was made.

 

The lunar module pilot, James Irwin, is seen standing on the moon behind the rover, parked beside the lunar module named, "Falcon."

 

The commander, David Scott, pilots the rover during the second extravehicular activity (EVA). 

Hanging just in front of his right hand is a traverse map—an overhead photo of the landing site.

 

The astronaut James Irwin holds the rover to keep it from from sliding downhill during the second Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity on August 1, 1971. 

Apparently, both of the rover's rear wheels were off the ground. 

The rover was parked facing downhill on a 15-to-20 degree slope.

Commander Scott took this photograph as he was performing other tasks while Irwin held the rover.

In the foreground, a lunar rake lies atop a mound. 

 

After deploying apparatus for several lunar surface experiments,James Irwin captured this image of the rover and distant lunar module, with the mountains of the Swann Range in the background.

 

James Irwin works alongside the rover during an EVA at the Hadley Apennine landing site on July 31, 1971.

The shadow of the lunar module is in the foreground.

 

James Irwin gives a salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag at the Hadley Apennine landing site on August 1, 1971.

The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2.

Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain.

The base of the mountain is approximately five kilometers (about three miles) away.

 

A final look at the rover, seen in the distance, through struts on the lunar module, sitting in its final parking place, where it remains to this day 

 

After several days on the moon, the Apollo 15 astronauts return home, looking out their window on the trip back to Earth.