The moon's surface reflects off an astronaut's helmet during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission

Creator

Unknown

Files

Preview

Creation Date

7-30-1971

Abstract

The moon's surface reflects off an astronaut's helmet during the 1971 Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. The crew, David R. Scott and James B. Irwin, launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 27, landed on the moon July 30, and lifted off on August 2. The lunar coordinates of the Apollo 15 landing site were 26.08 degrees north, 3.66 degrees east.

Keywords

Space flight to the moon, Lunar landing sites

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Brevard County (Fla.); Cape Canaveral (Fla.); John F. Kennedy Space Center Region (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Gandy commercial and aerial photography collection

Box

1

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Identifier

Gandy 01_1296_Undetermined.jpg

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "The moon's surface reflects off an astronaut's helmet during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission" (1971). Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics. Image 294.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy/294