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Apollo 15

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Apollo 15 Command and Service modules, 1971
Apollo 15 Command and Service modules, 1971 Apollo 15 Command and Service modules in lunar orbit with the Moon's surface in the background, as photographed from the Lunar Module. The Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay can be seen on the front of the Service Module.

Apollo 15 was a crewed spaceflight mission conducted by NASA as part of the Apollo space program in the 1960s and 1970s. This mission, which took place from July 26 to August 7, 1971, was notable for being the first to utilize a lunar rover for exploration on the Moon's surface. The crew consisted of astronauts David Scott, Al Worden, and James B. Irwin. The Apollo program successfully landed humans on the Moon, with 12 astronauts walking on its surface across multiple missions.12

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