PLAQUE - LUNAR SURFACE (APOLLO XV) - MSC
S71-39357 (July 1971) --- A photographic replica of the plaque which the Apollo 15 astronauts will leave behind on the moon during their lunar landing mission. Astronauts David R. Scott, commander; and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot; will descend to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module (LM) "Falcon". Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot, will remain with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit. The seven by nine inch stainless steel plaque will be attached to the ladder on the landing gear strut on the LM's descent stage. Commemorative plaques were also left on the moon by the Apollo 11, Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 astronauts.
- Date
- 1971-07-08
- Photographer / author
- N/A
- Collection
- JSC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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"PLAQUE - LUNAR SURFACE (APOLLO XV) - MSC" (1971-07-08). NASA/JSC/N/A. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/S71-39357Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 8029.
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