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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Apollo 15 Landing 16mm Footage - Enhanced by Moonpans 16mm film footage captured from the Apollo 15 LM window during landing on the Moon in July 1971. Original footage by Apollo Flight Journal Enhanced and audio synchronisation by Moonpans | Moonpans.com

On this day 1971 - Apollo 15 Lunar Ascent - Upscaled and Interpolated to 60FPSThe incredible view from Jim Irwin's LM window captured by the 16mm film camera, of the Apollo 15 lunar liftoff, as the ascent stage blasts off the lunar surface to re-dock with the Command Module in lunar orbit.The footage includes an amazing view directly over the top of Hadley Rille and at various points some USAF music can be heard, this is coming from Al Worden in the CSMSource video: Apollo Flight JournalUpscaled