On July 31, 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts drove on the moon for the first time. Discover more space history 👉 https://trib.al/g5J3VSh David Scott, the commander of Apollo 15, and James Irwin, the lunar module pilot explored the moon for three days by driving around in the lunar roving vehicle. This moon buggy was folded up and stowed inside the lunar module and deployed after landing. Unpacked, it measured about 10 feet long, 7 feet wide and 45 inches high. It could travel up to 8.6 miles per hour

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25K views · 707 reactions | Apollo 15 Lunar Landing Footage - Upscaled with Mission Audio This 16mm film footage was captured during the Apollo 15 lunar landing in July 1971. The camera was positioned above Lunar Module Pilot, Jim Irwin's head looking out of his LM window. Upscaled with Synchronised mission audio by Moonpans Source File Video: NASA - Apollo Flight Journal | Moonpans.com | Facebook

On this day 1971 - Footage from the Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle, captured by Jim Irwin using the 16mm film camera. Source video: Apollo Flight Journal, enhanced by Moonpans using Topaz Video Enhance and DaVinci Resolve with synchronised mission audio. #apollo15 #commandmodule #apolloprogram #nasa #moon #lunarorbit #apollo50 #genecernan #elonmusk #spaceexploration #spacetravel #saturnv #spacecraft #moonlanding #lunarmodule #lunar #spacephotos #space #projectapollo #davescott #jimirwin #lunarro

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