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Apollo 11 | History, Mission, Landing, Astronauts, Pictures, Spacecraft, & Facts | Britannica

Climb aboard the Lunar Rover...🏎️🌙 Apollo 15 was the first of the Apollo "J" missions capable of a longer stay time on the moon and greater surface mobility. The crew explored the Hadley-Apennine region using the Lunar Roving Vehicle to navigate around the surface. Apollo 15 set several new records for crewed spaceflight: -Heaviest payload in a lunar orbit (107,000 pounds) -Maximum radial distance traveled on the lunar surface away from the spacecraft (17.5 miles) -Most lunar surface EVAs (thr