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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1971
Page
3
Apollo 15 commander Scott, Irwin, and Worden completed a 67 hour stay on the moon finally lifting Falcon from Hadley Rille for a return to the lunar orbiter. They faced a possible pressure leak scare just before docking and conducted Hadley Rille explorations collecting rock samples and photographs.
Scientists hail possible 4.3 to 4.5 billion year old bedrock and Hadley Rille layering as key to lunar history. Apollo crew finds bedrock samples while Scott Irwin and Worden study lunar canyons and a mysterious dark sea near the Sea of Serenity.
Apollo timetable outlines a day aboard the Endeavour during lunar excursion with astronauts Scott Bytee Worden. Focus areas include lunar photography and science data collection, eight hour rest periods, and an orbital injection burn of 198 seconds leading to splashdown north of Hawaii on Saturday.
President Nixon viewed Liftod on television from his White House office, reporting the moment as part of a televised event. The brief state remark highlighted the leader's attention to national or global shows aired during the day.
At Space Center, the crew aboard the landing ship Fatsan headings start Mont day or Monday. The Air Force anthem Of We Go played during the ceremony as officers David R. Scott and James Baldwin led the arrival. The command ship Endeavor waits in orbit around the moon. Alfred M. Woydon followed alongside the Air Force after.
Wives and parents of Apollo 15 crew members recount awe at the Falcon lunar departure. Mary Irwin and Lurton Scott praise the mission as beautiful and successful while James Lewin and David Scott express cautious optimism. Worden’s parents follow night radio and TV from Jackson, Michigan, noting calm certainty about a safe return.
Space Center Houston reports Rover, the $8 million electric lunar rover, was tested across craters and ridges by astronauts Scott and Irwin. After extensive use the vehicle was abandoned on the moon as there was no way to recover it, with flight controllers calling it a remarkable machine that exceeded expectations.
New York networks said no major live coverage was planned for the Apollo 16 mission today. NBC planned a 10 minute report for late night news while ABC and CBS would air bulletins as warranted.
The stalled draft extension faces parliamentary hurdles as Colmer and conference actions threaten to derail a March passage. Mansfield’s leadership aims for a nine month Vietnam withdrawal clause, while the Senate dodges further action unless votes shift.
Paramount plans to move currency daily from Hollywood to the U S Treasury at the Engraving head offices. Up to forty thousand pounds could be converted into about 15 million dollars each day. Two time companies would share Washington facilities for the operation.
The transcript recalls Apollo astronauts Irwin, Scott, and Cernan collecting bedrock blocks on the Moon. They discuss chunks of basalt and large rocks, noting a big rock feature, a bathed sunlit surface, and the possible best sample as they prepare to return to the lunar module. The crew mentions geology tasks and future sample storage.
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