Fallen Astronaut Plaque

Title

Fallen Astronaut Plaque

Description

A close-up view of a commemorative plaque left on the moon at the Hadley-Apennine landing site in memory of 14 NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts, now deceased. Their names are inscribed in alphabetical order on the plaque. The plaque was stuck in the lunar soil by astronauts David R. Scott, commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, during their Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA). The names on the plaque are Charles A. Bassett II, Pavel I. Belyayev, Roger B. Chaffee, Georgi Dobrovolsky, Theodore C. Freeman, Yuri A. Gagarin, Edward G. Givens Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Vladimir Komarov, Viktor Patsayev, Elliot M. See Jr., Vladislav Volkov, Edward H. White II, and Clifton C. Williams Jr. The tiny, man-like object represents the figure of a fallen astronaut/cosmonaut (NASA).

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

Date

August 2, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.clsout3.html

Format

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

EVA 3

UUID

436f0d75-4fb6-4466-a756-c4f53c2eb65e

Original Format

Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 60mm lens.

Physical Dimensions

2340 x 2359

Timestamp

167:43:36

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-88-11894HR.jpg

Source URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

Mt. Hadley Delta

NASA Image ID

as15-88-11894

Collection

Exploration

Citation

NASA, “Fallen Astronaut Plaque,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 9, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/94.

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