Talk:Apollo 15/Archive 1

Apostrophe
Did they really leave out an apostrophe from the plaque? JMcC 07:47, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Photograph of Dave Scott's spacesuit
Sorry, I just have a question to ask- is there any photographer willing to go to the National Air and Space Museum to snap a better framed photo of the display? I've just been to the discussion page on this photo's eligibility as a featured photo, and I agreed that the photo was oddly cropped and angled. But I still really, really like it, so if there is a better photo out there, it'd be great if somebody could upload it! Thanks! .onion 01:42, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Boeing mfg of the SII
This article stated that Boeing was the developer of the Lunar Rover, which is fine, but it also said they were the contractor for the Saturn V second stage (SII) which is incorrect. The correct manufacturer of the SII was North American Aircraft. True that they were ultimately purchased by Boeing, but I think better to stay true to history of the day. At the time of its creation, it was North American. Donboy2k 21:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

U of M Graduates
It's my undersanding all 3 crewmen were University of Michigan grads, not sure where to source this or how exactly to insert this tidbit. Does anyone know if this was unique? (i.e. can any other school claim an entire crew of alums?)

Almost - Dave Scott is a Texas Military Academy and MIT graduate, and was given an honorary degree by U of M after the mission. --Jkonrath 17:34, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Actually, Scott was also a U of M grad, not just honorary. He went there for a year before attending West Point - as noted on his own Wiki page. SpaceHistory101 (talk) 22:35, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Bondarenko
There was some discussion of 'Russian Cosmonauts.' PEOPLE: RUSSIA DID NOT HAVE A SPACE PROGRAM OR COSMONAUTS UNTIL 1991 OR SO. BEFORE THAT, they were SOVIET. In this case, the error is particularly egregious because it contains a direct reference to fallen cosmonaut Bondarenko, who was UKRAINIAN, NOT RUSSIAN. The proper term for all cosmonauts, armies, etc before 1991 is SOVIET. This is why "USSR" (CCCP) not "Russsia" was painted on the rockets. The only time using 'Russian' might be ok is in some context where you might in a parallel discussion use terms such as 'Californian' or 'Texan' when talking about some specific subset of astronauts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.26.7.28 (talk) 20:39, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Is this right?
"Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon". Was this the ninth manned mission? how could it be when there are only four to the moon? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chickenfeed9 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 27 March 2007 (UTC).

Apollo 4-6 were unmanned test flights, Apollo 7-10 were manned test flights, Apollo 11-17 were manned lunar landing flights. Only 11, 12, 14, 15,16 and 17 actually landed. Matariel (talk) 21:57, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Inconsistency with the other Apollo mission pages
The Apollo 15 page stands out compared to the other mission pages, differing in page structure and is severely lacking in actual mission information. The additional information on hardware updates and mission change to the J mission profile is important, as is the context of the smuggled cargo, but none of the actual achievements of the mission itself are mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matariel (talk • contribs) 22:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree, the current page structure is very unorthodox. Can't help feeling that it would be better to merge all the separate pages into one that addresses the entire mission comprehensively. ChiZeroOne (talk) 06:04, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comprehensive mission highlights section has been added below training/planning. Tyrol5   [Talk]  01:47, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Confusion over mission duration
The Apollo 15 Flight Journal gives the splashdown time which agrees with the one in our infobox, 53 seconds after the hour. Since the launch was (within one second) of 13:34:00 (UTC), 53 seconds is what the mission duration has to end with. The text under Return to Earth said 33 seconds; I don't know where that came from. (I couldn't find it on the Astronautix page or in the A15FJ.) Of course, what's 20 seconds in over 6 days? :-) JustinTime55 (talk) 21:40, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

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