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HMS DIOMEDE + HMS APOLLO
Photo Date : 22 Sept 1986 : Portsmouth
Two Leander frigates still with their 4.5 guns. in place which they retained until they were sold to Pakistan in 1988, Diomede becoming SHAMSHER (263) and Apollo becoming ZULFIQUAR (262)
The Leander moored in front of the pair is ANDROMEDA which had been converted the 4.5 gun being removed and converted to accept the Seawolf missile system
We worked closely with other emergency services to care for the injured at London's Apollo Theatre.
We sent a large number of staff to the scene, including 29 ambulance crews, 18 officers, members of our hazardous area response team and a medical team from London’s Air Ambulance also attended in a car.
We treated 79 patients, of whom 56 were subsequently taken to one of four hospitals - St Mary’s Hospital, University College Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital and St George’s Hospital.
For more information contact:
Communications Department
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
220 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8SD
Tel: 0207 783 2286
Thanks Andy for a great time in Vancouver you are an amazing skater and a true friend. Stay cool and stay safe from all the APOLLO 11 Crew. www.apollo11shop.co.uk
The ticker-tape parade for the Apollo 11 astronauts, Aug.13, 1969. Taken at the southwest corner of S. LaSalle and W. Madison streets. The LaSalle Hotel, owned by Avery Brundage, was demolished in 1976.
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Apollo, born in 2000, is a large, gray-brown Standard donkey.
Before being admitted to the DONKEY SANCTUARY OF CANADA in 2006, Apollo lived on a farm in Southern Ontario.
Initially, he had been acquired to live with and protect cattle. His caretaker did not know that a donkey has to bond with another animal before it will be protective of it. In this case, and as is usually the case, the donkey had no interest in the cattle and did not want to have anything to do with them. When his caretaker responded by physically abusing the donkey, as well as refusing to go to the expense of having his hooves trimmed, the SPCA was called in to investigate. Soon thereafter the donkey was relinquished and the DSC was requested to take him into care.
At first, Apollo was very shy and hesitant around staff and volunteers. He had to learn to trust humans. Gradually, over many months and with consistent, gentle care, Apollo began to relax when he was being groomed or examined. As the memories of the abusive treatment have faded, Apollo has come to accept human attention. Additionally, he is always content to graze with the other donkeys in the Sanctuary’s extensive fields alongside his constant companion, Loki.
We worked closely with other emergency services to care for the injured at London's Apollo Theatre.
We sent a large number of staff to the scene, including 29 ambulance crews, 18 officers, members of our hazardous area response team and a medical team from London’s Air Ambulance also attended in a car.
We treated 79 patients, of whom 56 were subsequently taken to one of four hospitals - St Mary’s Hospital, University College Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital and St George’s Hospital.
For more information contact:
Communications Department
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
220 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8SD
Tel: 0207 783 2286
A titanium deployment and downlock truss from the landing gear of the lunar module beckons in the corner…
But the autopilot brain-in-a-box is much more interesting.
It's a core memory module from a Saturn LVDC (Launch Vehicle Digital Computer). They are quite rare as scrap dealers recover $20-30K of gold and platinum from these cores. (more photos from the spaceaholic source of this). The outer wrap consists of timing, drive, inhibit and sensing circuits.
More interesting still is the ghost in the machine. The magnetic cores within still hold whatever program they had when powered down. Since there are no tapes or archives of the code, it is possible that the only remaining copy of the Saturn V flight program is in cores like this. I have the load/write boards, and they look very wonky. If you know of any living domain expert on this system, please point them my way.
This module stores 106k bits (4096 words of 26 bits, 28 with 2 parity bits, across 14 planes with a 128 x 64 fabric of ferrite donuts)... encoding 26-bit instructions, with the first triple-redundant logic. Ultrasonic delay line cache. Destructive readouts. Failure is not an option.
more experimenting. put the diffuser on the ring flash & photoshopped the rainbow gradient. apollo freaking rulez!
A large (32-1/2 inch by 10-1/5 inch) foldout schematic drawing detailing the Lunar Rover’s suspension system. This mechanical drawing shows details of the four-wheel independent suspension system of the Moon car, designed to handle the rough, road-less lunar terrain.
39x30" in frame
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From “Mooncollector” Jim Ruddy lifetime collection, When Jim turned 82 and his health was failing, he wanted to bundle his collection of lunar surface artifacts together in a single sale to someone who would care for them, and so he contacted me. I agreed to procure the collection and spent some time with him discussing each artifact at his home in Palm Springs. He was meticulous and carefully framed each precious treasure. Soon after I added this to the FV space collection in 2015, he passed away.
Catalog #: Casson_0081
Title: Apollo Capsule
Photo Credit: North American Aviation Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, Photographic Department
Year: 4/20/1966
Collection: Norm Casson Collection
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The Gumpert Apollo is the perfect synthesis between road vehicle and racing car. It exceeds all expectations with its passion and maximum driving fun. 650 HP, up to 360 km/h top-speed and an acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.0 seconds make it a full-blooded super sports car to which there is no alternative. The complete package is available at a cost-performance ratio unequalled in this exclusive vehicle class.
The production process is the one part of the manufacture philosophy in which exclusivity and precision are paramount to speed. Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur associates the term ‚manufacture' with it's the commitment to achieve quality and luxury by means of craftsmanship and hand-made production.
Roland Gumpert, founder, managing director and the driving force behind Sportwagenmanufaktur, has created a manufacturing environment that combines engineering excellence with a broad automotive and racing competence. Experts within the motorsports scene are all familiar with the name Gumpert: In the mid 1970s, the long-standing Audi manager was the driving force behind the development of the four-wheel drive "Iltis", the original predecessor of today's "Quattro". In 1979 he not only succeeded in preparing the gnarled four-wheel drive "Iltis" for the Paris-Dakar rally, but also achieved victory. In the years that followed under his management, Audi Sport won a total of 25 World Rally Championship races and was the 4-time winner of the World Rally Championship. Gumpert's professional success is distinguished by his ability to combine innovative ideas with proven technology effectively and successfully.
Gumpert Apollo (2008)
2008 Gumpert Apollo
A team of automotive and motor sports specialists joined forces to pool their enthusiasm and energy into developing and creating the Gumpert Apollo. Their abilities create the space for the finest workmanship and utmost individuality, with the use of high-tech processes and integration of proven standard components securing the technical basis.
With the Gumpert Apollo we are providing a select clientele of ambitious sports drivers and car enthusiasts with the opportunity of experiencing the unique synergy between hand-made high-end components optimised for performance on the road and the track, and of distinguishing themselves from the remainder of the world of sports cars. Up to 100 vehicles will leave the factory each year - just enough to ensure that these exceptional vehicles retain their exclusive status.
Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur is an independent, privately financed company. The financial stability of the company is being secured by well-known investors. Their operative commitment will also promote the international sales and distribution of Gumpert Apollo.
The challenge was to develop an exceptional design that combined the extreme aerodynamic requirements of a performance-oriented, purist super sports car with the aesthetic design of an exclusive vehicle. We wanted to achieve the perfect synthesis of design and function. Without compromising. And we have succeeded with Gumpert Apollo: Its silhouette, optimised in numerous wind tunnel tests, reflects its by far superior capabilities.
In its profile, the Gumpert Apollo dynamic appearance is further enhanced by its dimensions (4.46 m length, almost 2 m width and 1.24 m height) and its streamlined, long and wide shoulder lines. The mid-engine layout is emphasised by the cockpit, which is clearly located toward the front of the vehicle, and the long wheel base; both factors ensure optimum driving qualities. Massive air inlets and outlets in the front and on the side in front of and behind the doors leave no doubt about its potency. Above all, though, they supply the two turbo-chargers and the high-performance braking system with enough fresh air to ensure optimum operation for the duration of a race. The high-set air intake for the engine is reminiscent of Formula 1 vehicles and emphasises Gumpert Apollo racing character. The dominant rear provides a view of the diffuser and the underbody, encased completely in carbon, - which, combined with the front diffuser and flow channels, achieves an exceptionally high negative lift for a road vehicle.
Gumpert Apollo leaves a lasting impression on anyone who sees it: It symbolises unusual power, dynamism and sportiness. It reflects above-average performance capability paired with timeless elegance, and even when it is not moving, shows that the design can only adhere to function: driving dynamics.
The secret of Gumpert Apollo is an innovative design concept from racing car engineering. The base and symbolic backbone of Gumpert Apollo consists a round tube frame made of top-quality and highly stable chrome-molybdenum-steel with an integrated monocoque safety cell made of high quality carbon fibre screwed directly onto the frame. The 161 kg (355 lbs.) construction design is so effective, so torsion proof and bend resistant that it complies with both the specifications of the European MOT approval and the international manufacture specifications of motor sports (see annex J of the FIA regulations). Gumpert Apollo succeeds in combining low weight with the rigidity of a racing car, finest driving dynamics and maximum safety. The Gumpert Apollo is one of the safest and most agile vehicles of its class.
PERFORMANCE IN A NEW DIMENSION
The Gumpert Apollo is not the only sports car on the market; however its concept is so unique and realised so consistently that it aspires to redefine the standard for this vehicle class. The Gumpert Apollo has more to offer:
•Approved both for use on the road and on the track
•Maximum safety in accordance with the international motor racing standards
•Low curb weight of below 1,200 kg (2,645 lbs.)
•Perfect road-holding and ultra-precise handling
•Maximum driving pleasure and unbeatable driving performance
•Excellent aerodynamic efficiency and driving dynamics
•Synthesis of reliable racing and series technology
•Unique, futuristic, and striking design
•Best cost-benefit ratio
Despite the series production process, every Gumpert Apollo is unique. It is customized to the owner's wishes and needs and proudly bears his touch. We can also offer you:
•Luxury package with air conditioning, navigation radio with DVD/CD-Player and backwards facing camera with rear-view mirror function
•Car body made of fibreglass (GFK) or carbon-fibre (CFK)
•Carbon fibre for various components and car body parts
•Design variants created by use of different air intakes for the engine
•Carbon rear wing (optional available)
•Engine variants with 650 / 700 / 800 HP output
In addition to these different options and equipment packages, we can of course also accommodate any other special requests made by our customers. Just talk to us.
The consistent achievement of maximum driving dynamics and uncompromising functionality is also visible in the interior design: Every detail was designed according to functional viewpoints equivalent to those of a racing car, yet without neglecting the required amount of comfort and quality.
TAILOR-MADE PURISM AND LUXURY
Light weight was the top priority and has been achieved through the exclusive use of high-tech materials. The instrument panel, like the monocoque it is integrated into, is made of carbon fibre. The seat buckets, too, are fitted into the monocoque - although you will not find seats in the conventional meaning in the Gumpert Apollo. The seat position is adjusted to each customer individually, using padding, upholstery, adjustable pedals, and the steering column. Yet you are not required to forgo proven technology in the Gumpert Apollo: air conditioning, high-end navigation system with an integrated reverse camera, CD/DVD player and much more are available.
The Gumpert Apollo is a tailor-made sports car, and individual masterpiece. In line with this principle, customers can design the interior to meet their preferences, be it pure performance or somewhat more luxurious. Decide the colours and designs yourself, whether leather, seams or embroideries are concerned. We guarantee you a car that will fulfil all of your requirements. Just talk to us.
READY FOR RACETRACK
A sports car's supremacy is not defined by pure engine power alone: only a car that can put this power on the asphalt and create a balance between all occurring internal and external forces will leave the contestants behind, on the road and the race track. The chassis is the key to this supremacy - and Gumpert Apollo has already proven itself spectacularly under the toughest testing conditions on various test tracks, public roads and real racing tracks such as Hockenheim, Imola and the historical "Nordschleife".
The Gumpert Apollo is built as a racing car according to FIA GT and ACO regulations upon request.
Success is one of Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur's clearly defined objectives in racing. Naturally the factory benefits from the years of experience in motor sports and the remarkable successes of company owner Roland Gumpert.
The Gumpert Apollo made a great third place with the Belgian racing driver, Ruben Maes, in the cockpit at its racing debut at the Divinol Cup in Hockenheim in April 2005.
PROVEN PERFORMANCE IN A NEW DIMENSION
The impressive power of the high-performance eight cylinder engine is based on proven V8-high-performance aggregates from Audi. In the standard configuration this engine is optimised for use in racing and road vehicles and produces 650 HP as a Biturbo engine. Weighing only 196 kg (432 lbs.), it plays a major role in ensuring the ideal weight and fascinating driving dynamics of Gumpert Apollo. An angle of 90° between the two cylinder banks is a sign of a classic 8-cylinder engine. Efficient utilisation of its remarkable energy in the back wheels guarantees the fully-synchronised, sequential six-speed transmission that incorporates Formula 1 know-how. The short gear paths allow high speed gear changes. The arrangement of the gears in a longitudinal direction in the path of travel ensures a very low centre of gravity and optimum weight distribution. The characteristic sound of the double-flow exhaust system of the Gumpert Apollo with its 3-way catalytic converters says it best - the Gumpert Apollo is pure, unbeatable performance as reflected in the data. Like a comet, the Gumpert Apollo catapults its pilot from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in just 3.0 seconds and only requires 8.9 seconds from 0 to 200 km/h (0-124 mph).
For connoisseurs form whom driving fun does not necessarily equal maximum motor performance and ultimate acceleration, the engine is also ideally suited for day-to-day driving at lower speeds.
DRIVING DYNAMICS REDEFINED
The Gumpert Apollo's suspension was developed to ideally complement the body's sophisticated aerodynamics. The resulting is unusual driving dynamics. The Gumpert Apollo is taut but not hard and provides driver and passenger with an extraordinar level of comfort for a car designed purely for performance. It demands the pilot's unswerving attention, yet due to its ultra-precise and predictable driving characteristics does not overwhelm, even at top speed.
An ideal weight balance of 42 to 58 percent between the front and rear axis rounds it off: It provides optimum traction during acceleration, whilst ensuring stable control even when braking in critical situations.
The Gumpert Apollo owes the finely tuned sensitivity of the suspension system and the optimised exertion of power to its double transverse control arm pushrod configuration at the front and back. The double transverse control arms ensure that the tires maintain optimum contact with the road surface, independent of the bound rate of suspension system. The suspension system allows the owner to seamlessly set the ground clearance in a range between 40 and 120 mm (1.57-4.72 in). Sealed uniball joints ensure that the forces are transferred precisely and with little friction. Stabilisers support the efficiency of the suspension and pitch compensation prevents the vehicle from diving during braking and lifting during accelerating. Despite its low trim, the Gumpert Apollo provides long wheel travel in compression and rebound, facilitating the finely-tuned and precise functioning of the absorbers and springs.
The high level of driving dynamics is supported by an agile electro-hydraulic power steering system that provides the driver with direct feedback. In order to securely transfer the 850 nm torque to the road, Gumpert Apollo has a traction control system (TCS) used in motor sports. Developed together with the company Racelogic, the permitted slip can be accurately set on the rear axle - according to the drivers wishes. An optional launch control, adjusted to the Gumpert Apollo especially, ensures swift starts like those of Formula 1. The Gumpert Apollo's driving performance is controlled with a 2-circuit high-performance braking system with adjustable 3-level Bosch-ABS, 378 mm (14.9 in) ventilated discs, and 6-piston callipers on the front and rear axle.
All of these are primary technical principles, the sportive orientation of which could not be clearer. Thanks to its suspension, the Gumpert Apollo proves itself in every curve: It redefines the term ‚driving dynamics'.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
•DIMENSIONS◦Length 4,460 mm / 175.6"
◦Width 1,998 mm / 78.6"
◦Height 1,114 mm / 43.8"
◦Wheel base 2,700 mm / 106.3"
◦Wheel gauge ◾front: 1,670 mm / 65.7"
◾back: 1,598 mm / 62.9"
◦Boot volume: 100 l
•WEIGHT◦Kerb weight: below 1,200 kg / 2,645 lbs
◦Allowed total weight: 1,500 kg / 3,306 lbs
◦Approved axle load ◾front: 650 kg / 1,452 lbs
◾back: 900 kg / 1,984 lbs
•ENGINE◦Cylinders: 8
◦Type: 90° - V
◦Valves per cylinder: 5
◦Displacement: 4,163 cm3 / 254 in3
◦Stroke: 93 mm / 3.66"
◦Bore: 84.5 mm / 3.32"
◦Nominal output: 478 kW (650 HP) @ 6,500 rpm
◦Maximum torque: 850 Nm (626.9 lb-ft) @ 4,000 rpm [with 820 Nm @ 2700 rpm]
◦Maximum revs: 7,200 rpm
◦Compression ratio: 9,3
◦Recommended fuel type: 98 ROZ / 88 MOZ
◦Emission standard: Euro 4
•GEARBOX◦Sequential six-speed gear box with synchronisation and oil cooling
◦Twin plate clutch configuration (diameter 200 mm / 7.87" each)
◦Differential lock by Torsen
◦Custom-made gear ratios
•WHEELS◦Tire dimension ◾front: 255/35ZR19
◾back: 345/35ZR19
◦Wheel dimension ◾front: 10J x 19
◾back: 13J x 19
◦Wheel rim type: Aluminium cast wheels with centre lock
•PERFORMANCE◦Top speed: 360 km/h (224 mph)
◦0-100 km/h (0-62 mph): 3.0 s
◦0-200 km/h (0-124 mph): 8.9 s
The only Factory built Apollo with GM Corvette Engine
The Apollo GT was the brainchild of young Californian engineer Milt Brown who wanted to create an American car that could rival the European GT cars of the day. The car was designed by Hungarian engineer and immigrant Frank Reisner who, while on holiday in Turin, established a shop under the name of 'Intermeccanica'. By early 1963, a deal had been made and the first Apollo GT's went on production. The car's bodywork was produced in Turin by Intermeccanica and then shipped across the Atlantic to Oakland, California where Brown installed the drivetrain. The car was first styled by a friend of Milt Brown named Ron Plescia. However, the car's nose was thought to be too long and its rear-visibility too limited. Because of this, Reisner contracted former Bertone stylist Franco Scallion to revisit the design resulting in the current design.
Initially, Apollo's were sold only in two-seat configuration although a later 2+2 prototype was shown at the 1965 New York Auto Show. Brown's International Motorcars sold a total of 88 cars. Unfortunately, production of the car ended in mid-1964 due to a lack of financing.
This example was sold in 1965 and was likely built toward the end of the original round of Apollo production in California. Milt Brown remembers this car were well, as it was to be the transition from Buick 215 Alloy to Chevrolet power. They used the higher horsepower 327 Corvette motor (300 hp) which was a vast improvement over the small Buick motor. Just as the car was completed, Buick came out with their 300 cubic inch motor and the decision was made to continue with the Buick engines for the rest of the Apollos built, making this a unique car among a run of about 39 coupés built by the original company. Dr. Robert Turcios purchased this Chevrolet-powered Apollo in 1975 in Santa Rosa California. In 1976, Dr. Turcios was contacted by Walt Disney Productions, to rent the car to them for their new movie "Herbie goes to Monte Carlo". The car appeared in the movie driven by American Sports Car Legend Max Balchowsky. This one-off large displacement Italian bodied GT from the sixties, that has Milestone status, has been with the same marque specialist for over 40 years in California's dry climate.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. Opened as the Gaumont Palace in March 1932, having been long planned (from 1925) with initially the Davis family as promoters, but latterly Gaumont British. It was designed by Robert Cromie, and had 3,487 seats in stalls and balcony levels, plus standing room for a further 225. It is art deco in style, with panels by Newbury A. Trent. The Gaumont was equipped with a 35ft deep stage, full fly tower with 28 double purchase counterweight lines, a 64ft wide proscenium arch, and 20 dressing rooms. There is an 4 rank / 15 rank Compton organ, reinstated in 2005 after many years in storage. The Gaumont was renamed Odeon in 1962, regular films ceased in 1984, but sometimes occasionally play dates. It became the Apollo in 1992, and has been taken over by various companies over the years (Clear Channel; MAMA; HMV; Stage C) but is currently owned by CTS Eventim. As the finest surviving work by Robert Cromie, and (together with the Plaza Stockport), one of the greatest, and least altered 1930s super cinemas, the Apollo is grade 2* listed, and had a major refurbishment (Foster Wilson Architects) in the summer of 2013, uncovering and restoring many decorative features of the building. The Apollo is regularly featured on film and television, from "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1956 feature film) to "Live From The Apollo" regular TV Stand-up recording (18, and counting, series beginning 2004). Taken on a visit arranged by the Cinema Theatre Association.
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, West London, Greater London, England - Eventim Apollo Theatre, Queen Caroline Street / Talgarth Road / Fulham Palace Road
April 2024
Apollo 16 CM-113 "Casper." Launched April 16, 1972, Casper took LM-11 "Orion" to the moon on April 27. Crew: John W. Young, Commander; Thomas K. Mattingly II, Command Module Pilot; Charles M. Duke, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot.
It's been a very long time since I've seen Apollo in Buckie, it usually favours trawling out of the west coast in Atlantic waters. Smart looking boat.
Command and Service Module (CSM-105) was originally used for acoustic and vibration testing. The spacecraft is now part of the Apollo-Soyuz (ASTP) display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Some image from Dress Rehearsal for the forthcoming performance of :
The Private Ear and The Public Eye
Two one-act plays by Peter Shaffer
19-27 October 2018
This week in 1969, Apollo 11 launched. The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier: to perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. An estimated 530 million people watched astronaut Neil Armstrong's televised image and heard his voice describe the event as he took "... one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" four days later. This photo shows the Saturn V's second stage being lowered into place atop the first stage in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn V rocket was designed, managed and built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Camera Canon IXUS 220 HS
Exposure 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture f/2.7
Focal Length 4.3 mm
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It was hot, but it was wonderful to be a part of the Apollo 50 Festival on the National Mall over the past few days! Visitors from around the country and the world commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and celebrated the excitement and inspiration surrounding past, present, and future NASA missions.
Credit: NASA/Peter Sooy
July 17, 2011: The Apollo 14 Capsule on display inside the Apollo/Saturn V Center on the grounds of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. [DSC_6568-D7000]
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The plaque on the wall next to the capsule reads as follows:
Apollo 14 Capsule
“I think about the personal accomplishment, but there’s more of a sense of the grand achievement by all the people who could put this man on the moon.” - Alan Shepard, Apollo 14 Commander
January 31 - February 9, 1971
Space is a dangerous place, complete with micro-meteoroids, radiation and airlessness. And coming home from it is not easy task. The compact and confined command module with its three man crew would be welcomed and engulfed by searing white-hot flames as it slammed through the atmosphere back down to Earth.
“In designing the command module, the one thing we had to be sure of was that we could keep the crew alive — that was a big item,” said Max Faget, NASA chief engineer and principal designer of the command module.
The engineers at North American Rockwell (NASA’s prime contractor for the command module) were up to that challenge. 14,000 people and a talented collection of 9,000 other companies, all worked to ensure that millions of components on the command module were in perfect order.
Named Kitty Hawk, the capsule was crafted with more than 2,000,000 parts; nearly 15 miles (24 km) of wire; a control panel with 24 instruments, 566 switches, 40 indicators and 71 lights. It would take a journey of 500,000 miles (804,672 km) before it safely delivered the crew back home with a cargo of more than 100 pounds (45 kg) of moon rocks.
Apollo 11 had gotten humans (and the United States) to the Moon; Apollos 12 and 14 had proven it could be done more than once, and Apollo 13 had nearly ended in tragedy. With budget cuts now limiting NASA to only three more missions after Apollo 14, the last three missions--so-called "J missions"--would be longer stays on the Moon with more emphasis on scientific research. The problem was, most of the astronauts weren't scientists--at least not the kind the scientific community demanded. What was needed were geologists, and none of the Apollo astronauts were that.
Apollo 15's crew consisted of mission commander David Scott, command module (CM) pilot Alfred Worden, and lunar module (LM) pilot James Irwin. Originally, Apollo 13 was to have a lot of emphasis on geology as well, and that crew had trained extensively in the field. After Apollo 13's crew barely survived and never made it to the Moon, this task fell to Apollo 15, who were slated to land at the Hadley Rille. Scott was particularly enthusiastic about training, and the crew, partnered with geology teachers from Caltech, scoured Arizona and New Mexico. At first, they worked in shirt sleeves, but as the launch date approached, they began wearing more and more of the equipment they would carry to the Moon, short of actual spacesuits.
Scott, Worden and Irwin climbed aboard Apollo 15 on 26 July 1971; the CM was named Endeavour for HMS Endeavour (a later Space Shuttle would also bear the name), while the LM was named Falcon (as Scott and Worden were USAF, and it honored the US Air Force Academy's mascot). Launch and the journey to the Moon went without a hitch, and Scott and Worden rode down to the Moon on 30 July. Because of the need to carry more supplies and the Lunar Rover to the Moon, the LM carried a larger engine than previous missions, and it kicked up so much dust that Scott could not see the surface. When Irwin told him one of the landing probes had made contact, Irwin cut the engine--and the Falcon landed so hard it almost tipped the LM over.
Luckily, that proved to be the only glitch in the mission. Scott and Irwin performed dozens of experiments and became the first people to drive on the moon, moving around on the Lunar Rover, on its first mission. They recovered some of the earliest rocks known to man, giving valuable knowledge of the geology of both the Moon and Earth, as well as other experiments. After spending 19 hours on the Moon, Scott and Irwin returned to the Endeavour and Worden. Unknown to NASA at the time, the two astronauts had quietly left the "Fallen Astronaut" memorial behind: a small figure representing an astronaut, and a memorial plaque with the names of American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts who had died, either on missions or in training, to that point.
The return home was also uneventful, though Worden made a spacewalk to retrieve film canisters from the service module--the first time it had been done outside of Earth orbit. After splashdown and recovery, however, a controversy arose: the crew had carried 400 stamps with them. While that was done with NASA's knowledge and blessing, the crew then handed over 100 of the stamps to a German stamp dealer, who sold them for $1500 apiece; originally, the crew was supposed to get $7000 in compensation, but they thought better of it and refused the money. Nonetheless, when NASA learned of it--astronauts were not supposed to make a profit off their flights--and of the Fallen Astronaut memorial, all three of the crew were banned from further spaceflight. It had been Scott's third flight (he had been on Gemini 8 and Apollo 9), but Irwin and Worden's only flight. Worden passed away in 2020, while Irwin died of a heart attack in 1991; Scott is still alive as of this writing.
After examination of the CM Endeavour, it, like most of the other Apollo capsules, was donated to the Smithsonian by NASA, which then loaned it to the USAF. It was placed on display at the National Museum of the USAF in 1973.
When I was a kid, I dimly remember seeing Apollo 15 when we visited the NMUSAF in 1977. When I returned 40 years later, I got this picture. Unlike the other Apollo capsules I've seen, Apollo 15 is open to the air.