Cinder Cones
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Audio description of viewing the Littrow area from space by Al Worden. The audio clip on SoundCloud is a short edited excerpt; the full transcription is below.
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July 31, 1971
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Parachute Collapse and Retrieval
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Audio from the Parachute Collapse and Retrieval
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August 7, 1971
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Film Cassette Retrieval
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Deep Space EVA: Al Worden conducts an EVA to retrieve film cassettes from the Panoramic Camera and the Mapping Camera, located in the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay on the Service Module.
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, Apollo Flight Journal, as15-96-13100
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August 5, 1971
Public Domain
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CMP EVA
Worden's Spacewalk
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Alfred M. Worden, during his trans-Earth extravehicular activity (EVA): Astronaut Alfred M. Worden floats in space outside the spacecraft during his trans-Earth extravehicular activity (EVA). This photograph was taken from a frame of motion picture film exposed by the 16mm Maurer camera mounted in the hatch of the Command Module (CM). During his EVA, Worden made an inspection of the Service Module's (SM) Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay and retrieved the film cassettes from the Panoramic Camera and the Mapping Camera. The EVA occurred when the spacecraft was homeward bound approximately 171,000 nautical miles from Earth.
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
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August 5, 1971
Public Domain
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CMP EVA
The Crew after Splashdown
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A black and white photograph showing the Apollo 15 crew, Commander David Scott (L), Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin (C), and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden (R), in the lifeboat awaiting helicopter pickup after splashdown. The Apollo 15 astronauts in the recovery area. The Apollo 15 astronauts were in good spirits after leaving their spacecraft and awaiting helicopter pickup from a life raft during recovery operations at the completion of their highly successful 12-day lunar mission. L-r, Mission Commander David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, 333 miles (535 km) to the north of Hawaii. They were welcomed aboard the USS Okinawa approximately 40 minutes after the splashdown.
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Apollo 15 Map and Image Library
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August 7, 1971
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Splashdown
Apollo 15 Astronauts with LRV
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Apollo 15 astronauts Scott, Worden, and Irwin pose with the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) training unit.
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NASA History (website)
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September 15, 1970
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Pre-launch
Aeronautics and Space Report
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NASA video summarizing the Apollo 15 mission (e.g. objectives, technology, significance), featuring interviews with the astronauts and supplementary narration.
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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
1971
David R. Scott; Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
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English
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Pre-launch
Apollo 15 Crew During Training
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Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden during mission training, with Commander David R. Scott in the background (left).
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Training
Geology Brief
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Commander David R. Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin, and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden are briefed on geology matters by expert Faruk El-Baz.
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
NASA
July 7, 1971
Public Domain
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Training
Subsatellite
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Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin, and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden pose with the subsatellite that will be launched during the mission. This subsatellite will detect and transmit valuable information on the lunar environment.
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
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Public Domain
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