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'''Apollo 15''' was a [[Moon|lunar]] mission launched by [[NASA]] on July 26, 1971. It landed on the Moon on August 7,<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo15.htm</ref> and was crewed by James Irwin,<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/astros/irwin.htm</ref> David Scott,<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/astros/scott.htm</ref> and Alfred Worden.<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/astros/worden.htm</ref> | '''Apollo 15''' was a [[Moon|lunar]] mission launched by [[NASA]] on July 26, 1971. It landed on the Moon on August 7,<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo15.htm</ref> and was crewed by James Irwin,<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/astros/irwin.htm</ref> David Scott,<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/astros/scott.htm</ref> and Alfred Worden.<ref>http://www.astronautix.com/astros/worden.htm</ref> | ||
| − | On the return trip, one of the three main parachutes failed, forcing the spacecraft to make a [[splashdown]], | + | On the return trip, one of the three main parachutes failed, forcing the spacecraft to make a [[splashdown]], reminiscent of [[Apollo 13]]'s splashdown in 1970. |
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Latest revision as of 15:22, June 24, 2016
Apollo 15 was a lunar mission launched by NASA on July 26, 1971. It landed on the Moon on August 7,[1] and was crewed by James Irwin,[2] David Scott,[3] and Alfred Worden.[4]
On the return trip, one of the three main parachutes failed, forcing the spacecraft to make a splashdown, reminiscent of Apollo 13's splashdown in 1970.