Apollo 15 NASA AS-510 Saturn V Mission Reports & Technical Documents PDF

Apollo 50th Anniversary Mission PDF eBooks | Apollo 6-17 Complete Set
Apollo 6 | Apollo 7 | Apollo 8 | Apollo 9 | Apollo 10 | Apollo 11 | Apollo 12 | Apollo 13 | Apollo 14 | Apollo 15 | Apollo 16 | Apollo 17

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." - President John F. Kennedy, May 25, 1961

Price: $19.95

  • 79 documents & 4,933 photos
  • PDF contains 14,581 pages
  • Print a personal copy
  • Pay via PayPal or Credit Card
  • International orders welcome!
  • Download files upon payment

The Apollo 15 command module “Endeavour” is on display in the Space Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

Apollo 15 Mission

Apollo 15 began on July 26 and ended on August 7, with the lunar surface exploration taking place between July 30 and August 2. Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin landed near Hadley Rille and explored the local area using the rover, allowing them to travel further from the lunar module than had been possible on previous missions. They spent 181.5 hours on the Moon’s surface on extravehicular activity (EVA), and collected 170 pounds (77 kg) of surface material.

At the same time, Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden orbited the Moon, operating the sensors in the scientific instrument module (SIM) bay of the service module. At the end of Apollo 15’s 74th lunar orbit, the engine was fired for the journey home. During the return trip, Worden performed the first spacewalk in deep space.

The mission also saw the collection of the Genesis Rock, thought to be part of the Moon’s early crust, and Scott’s use of a hammer and a feather to validate Galileo’s theory that when there is no air resistance, objects fall at the same rate due to gravity regardless of their mass.

The Apollo 15 mission splashed down safely on August 7 despite the loss of one of its three parachutes.

PDF Contents

Mission Overview

  • Press Kit
  • Flight Plan
  • Apollo 15 At Hadley Base
  • Mission Rules
  • Apollo 15 On The Moon
  • Mission Operations Report
  • Science Operations Support Plan

Saturn V Launch

  • Saturn V AS-510 Flight Evaluation Report
  • Saturn V AS-510 Flight Manual
  • Saturn V AS-510 Postflight Trajectory

Crew & Communications

  • Crew Training Log
  • Crew Training Summary
  • Transcript CM
  • Transcript LM
  • Transcript Lunar Geology
  • Transcript Mission Commentary
  • Transcript PAO
  • Transcript Technical Air-To-Ground
  • MCC Operational Configuration
  • MSFN Coverage

Checklists & Cue Cards

  • CMC Data Cards
  • CSM Entry Checklist
  • CSM GNC Checklist
  • CSM Launch Checklist
  • CSM Software, Delco
  • CSM Systems Checklist
  • EVA-1 Cuff Checklist CDR
  • LM Activation Checklist
  • LM Cue Cards
  • LM Data Card Book
  • Lunar Surface Checklist
  • Lunar Surface Procedures
  • LRV Stowage Location
  • LRV Stowage
  • Stowage List Lunar Rover
  • Stowage List

Equipment

  • Laser Rangefinder
  • LM 6 Environmental Control
  • LM EVA VHF Communications
  • SM Sim Bay Photographic Equipment
  • Traverse Planning
  • Color Television Subsystem
  • Ground Commanded Television Assembly
  • Lunar Surface TV Operations Plan
  • Television System
  • EMU Handbook, Vol 1 System Description
  • EMU Handbook, Vol 2 Operational Procedures
  • EVA Capabilities & Constraints
  • LRV Boeing Brochure
  • LRV Operations Handbook Revised
  • LRV Systems Handbook

Photography & Samples

  • Index of 70mm Photographs
  • Index of Mapping & Panorama Camera Photographs
  • Lunar Photography
  • Lunar Sample Catalog
  • Lunar Sample Coarse Fines
  • Photographic Evaluation Data Book
  • Preliminary Orbital Science Report
  • Preliminary Science Report
  • Rock Catalog 1 of 3
  • Rock Catalog 2 of 3
  • Rock Catalog 3 of 3
  • X-Ray Fluorescence Experiment

Debriefing

  • 5 Day Report
  • Mission Report 2
  • Mission Report
  • Preliminary Orbital Science Results
  • Systems Debriefing
  • Technical Crew Debriefing
  • 30 Day Failure Anomaly Listing Report
  • GNC Performance Evaluation
  • LM Ascent Propulsion Evaluation
  • LM Descent Propulsion Evaluation
  • LM EVA Transmission Losses
  • Loss of CSM TV Anomaly
  • LRV Mobility Performance
  • Parachute Failure Report
  • SPS Performance Evaluation
  • Time and Motion Study

 

Apollo 15 Videos

Apollo 15 Documentary and Feature Videos


Apollo 50th Anniversary Mission PDF eBooks | Apollo 6-17 Complete Set
Apollo 6 | Apollo 7 | Apollo 8 | Apollo 9 | Apollo 10 | Apollo 11 | Apollo 12 | Apollo 13 | Apollo 14 | Apollo 15 | Apollo 16 | Apollo 17

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." - President John F. Kennedy, May 25, 1961