Apollo 15 Promises Greatest Scientific Moon Quest
Apollo 15 becomes a landmark mission with Col. David Scott Maj. Alfred Worden and Lt. Gen. James Irwin aboard. They will orbit the Moon, deploy a mobile laboratory, and conduct three surface excursions to collect rocks, map terrain, and photograph dramatic lunar landscapes. The venture is projected as the costliest U.S. manned spaceflight, aiming to advance lunar science and television viewing with unprecedented views of Hadley Rille and nearby formations.