1971: Apollo 15 (NASA)

Apollo 15 was the first of the three "J" missions designed to conduct exploration of the Moon over longer periods, over greater ranges, and with more instruments for scientific data acquisition than on previous Apollo missions.

Major modifications and augmentations to the basic Apollo hardware were made. The most significant change was the installation of a scientific instrument module in one of the service module bays for scientific investigations from lunar orbit. Other hardware changes consisted of lunar module modifications to accommodate a greater payload and a longer stay on the lunar surface, and the provision of a lunar roving vehicle.

The landing site chosen for the mission was an area near the foot of the Montes Apenniuns and adjacent to Hadley Rille,

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[runnermonkey]

firefoxikk the apollo landing sites have been photographed by the LRO you can see them on google or U tube, the landings were real as advertised

[Rob260259]

@superjaykramer

"Fake Fake Fake"

You mean: "I don't understand it, so it must be fake".

[patrick42h]

@Jonthegeorge I think the sun was to the right and just slightly behind the camera.

[Nohiree]

it's not fake. look at mythbusters

[Blahblobify]

@No603Scope

Yes for over 40 years the scientific communities of EVERY NATION ON EARTH have been fooled, but you know better because a twat on youtube said so.

[oker59]

I felt the scientific spirit most of all in Apollo 15 than the previous Apollos. Maybe Apollo 12; but, they didn't have the rover!

Apollo 15 was the Apollo of the no-names astronauts; the grunt workers. The others were for the the Mercury 7's to get their ride to the moon. This isn't totally true, but true enough!

[tommyboomboom]

thanks for posting, great film

[No603Scope]

@Stereolabdream

trololo, u silly child, actually deleted ur comment

[Stereolabdream]

@No603Scope

And so is your dirty lie.

[No603Scope]

@Stereolabdream

ur comment is still here

[Jonthegeorge]

Can anyone explain my error? At about 24.45, Earthrise is shown. However, it appears to me that the moon is lit from the viewer's 5 o'clock, while the earth appears lit from 3 o'clock high. Where am I going wrong?