As the first J mission, Apollo 15 marked a new era of broader discovery and scientific work on the lunar surface. David Scott, Alfred M. Worden, James Irwin worked to further our understanding of the moon, and were the center of a bit of a scandal after splashdown.

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Mission Summary: Apollo 15 | NASA

Apollo 15 Flight Journal - Index Page

Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Journal

Lunar - Missions - Apollo 15 Mission

Apollo 15 (AS-510) | National Air and Space Museum

Apollo’s First Lunar Rover, Driven 50 Years Ago - The Atlantic

The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle

Apollo 15: "Never Been on a Ride like this Before" - YouTube

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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts: Chaikin, Andrew, Hanks, Tom: 9780143112358: Amazon.com: Books

Sculpture on the moon: Paul van Hoeydonck’s Fallen Astronaut.

‎The Fallen Astronaut on iTunes

ASF | Astronaut Scholarship Foundation