Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the Moon
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Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the MoonBy Rebecca Boyle, New York Times
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2021, 08:42 AM IST
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Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 are the NASA lunar missions that tend to be remembered most vividly. But at the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15, which launched on July 26, 1971, some space enthusiasts, historians and authors are giving the lunar rover its due as one of the most enduring symbols of the American moon exploration program.
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In a photo provided by NASA, Dave Scott waits in the rover for Jim Irwin to return to with samples collected near the Hadley-Apernine landing site for the ride back to the lunar module on Aug. 1, 1971.