Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Scott Worden Irwin
Launched: July 26, 1971 Landed: July 30, 1971 Splashdown: August 7, 1971
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
1. Scott Worden Irwin Marker
Apollo 15
The Apollo 15 mission is best remembered for introducing the electric Lunar Roving Vehicle, better known as the rover (which was developed at Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center). For this mission, the first of the longer, more scientific-focused missions, the rover allowed more extensive exploration of the lunar surface. Irwin and Commander Dave Scott spent three days on the Moon, worked on the surface 18½ hours, and journeyed nearly 17 miles on the rover. Relying on their pre-flight geological training, the astronauts made extensive explorations and drilled into the lunar surface for core samples. The rocks and soil they collected included a “Genesis Rock” - a sample believed to date back to the Moon's origin more than four billion years ago. Meanwhile, orbiting in the command module, Al Worden photographed the Moon's surface with mapping cameras attached to the craft's hull. He later retrieved the film during a space walk on the return trip.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration.
Location. 34° 42.665′ N, 86° 39.339′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It can be
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Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Young Mattingly Duke (here, next to this marker); Shepard Roosa Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Lovell Swigert Haise (here, next to this marker); Cernan Evans Schmitt (here, next to this marker); Conrad Gordon Bean (here, next to this marker); Armstrong Collins Aldrin (here, next to this marker); McDivitt Scott Schweickart / Stafford Young Cernan (a few steps from this marker); Schirra Eisele Cunningham / Borman Lovell Anders (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
2. Apollo 15 - Scott Worden Irwin
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
