#apollo xv

[titanicnerd-blog]

Those who have travelled to the moon:

Neil Armstrong

Edwin Aldrin Jr.

Michael Collins

Pete Conrad

Dick Gordon

Alan Bean

Jim Lovell

John Swigert

Fred Haise

Alan Shepherd

Stuart Roosa

Edgar Mitchell

Dave Scott

Al Worden

Jim Irwin

John Young

Ken Mattingly

Charlie Duke

Gene Cernan

Ron Evans

Jack Schmitt

Soon, there will be more names on this list: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, Jeremy Hansen

[moonzerotwo]

Apollo 15 and PFS-1 Subsatellite

[space1969tbs]

At the end of the last Apollo 15 moon walk, Commander David Scott held out a geologic hammer and a feather and dropped them at the same time. Because they were essentially in a vacuum, there was no air resistance and the feather fell at the same rate as the hammer, as Galileo had concluded hundreds of years before.

[space1969tbs]

A public thank you to the astronauts of Apollo XV and their families after their safe return at the end of their mission. David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin are with Scott's daughter, Tracy; Worden's father, Merrill; Worden's daughter, also called Merrill; and Irwin's two daughters, Joy and Jill.

[speedywatches]

Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XV 40th Anniversary 311.30.42.30.01.003

Apollo 15 was the fourth of NASA’s six missions to land on the Moon. OMEGA has created the Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 15 40th Anniversary Limited Edition to commemorate this important and successful mission.

June 27th 2011 – read more below the gallery

Apollo 15 was the fourth of NASA’s six missions to land on the Moon. It was the first to feature a long duration stay on the lunar surface and there was a greater focus on science than there had been on previous missions. Most notably, it was the first mission where the Lunar Roving Vehicle was used.

The Apollo 15 mission began on July 26, 1971; the crew landed on the Moon four days later and they wouldn’t splash down until the 7th of August. The adventure had lasted more than twelve days!

OMEGA commemorates a successful mission  OMEGA has created the Speedmaster Moonwatch “Apollo 15″ 40th Anniversary Limited Edition to commemorate this important and successful mission.

It is a classic Moonwatch: it has a polished and brushed stainless steel case and bracelet, a black aluminum ring with a tachymeter scale on the bezel and a domed shatterproof hesalite crystal with Ω etched inside. Its three subdials are arranged in true Speedmaster Professional fashion on the black dial: the small seconds at 9 o’clock, the 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock and the 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock.

Some distinguishing features  There are also some features which distinguish the Apollo 15 40th Anniversary model from the classic Speedmaster Professional. This Limited Edition timepiece has a minute track in blue, white and red – the three colors of the Apollo 15 patch. There is a blue ring around the small seconds subdial; there are white and red rings around the 12-hour and 30-minute counters respectively.

The screw-in caseback is embossed with an image of the Lunar Rover and the words “APOLLO 15″ and “40th ANNIVERSARY”. The outer circle of the caseback is black chrome engraved with “THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON”, “JULY 30, 1971″ and the limited edition number.

An iconic movement  At the heart of the Speedmaster Moonwatch “Apollo 15″ 40th Anniversary Limited Edition wristwatch is the classic OMEGA caliber 1861, the same manual-winding chronograph that equips the legendary Speedmaster Professional.

The OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch “Apollo 15″ 40th Anniversary was created in an edition limited to 1,971 pieces.

Press Release – Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo 15 40th Anniversary

Apollo 15 was the fourth of NASA’s six missions to land on the Moon. OMEGA has created the Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 15 40th Anniversary Limited Edition to commemorate this important and successful mission.

Press Release - Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo 15 40th Anniversary Apollo 15 was the fourth of NASA's six missions to land on the Moon. OMEGA has created the Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 15 40th Anniversary Limited Edition to commemorate this important and successful mission.

[fillipshideaway-blog]

July 26, 1971: Apollo 15 launched with Astronauts Scott & Irwin July, 30 1971: George Harrison released "Bangladesh"

This week in 1971

[speedywatches]

Property of a Gentleman: Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XV 40th Anniversary 311.30.42.30.01.003

Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XV 40th Anniversary 311.30.42.30.01.003

Our friend A mailed us a few pictures of his stunning Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XV 40th Anniversary 311.30.42.30.01.003. The changes, although relatively subtle, add…

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