Among space flights, the mission of Apollo 15 is frequently celebrated for numerous achievements, such as the very first use of a lunar rover and the longest stay on the Moon at the time. Yet this ...

Today (July 26) marks the 45th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 15 mission, the fourth successful mission in which humans walked on the moon.

On July 26, 1971, NASA launched Apollo 15, the fourth successful mission to touch down on the moon. The Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:34 a.m. The mission was intended ...

The Apollo program transformed test pilots into geologists. Here's how NASA's astronauts came to be pioneers in the field of planetary science.

William Worden-Penczak, the grandson of NASA pilot Al Worden, has partnered with Lunar Replicas to restore the 1971 Corvette that was leased to his grandfather.

Al Worden's Apollo 15 portrait (NASA) What group of astronauts was that? We were the fifth group of astronauts selected by NASA. There were 19 of us who went into the program.

Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden has died at age 88, his family confirmed Wednesday. Worden circled the moon alone in 1971 while, below, his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover.

Not to be outdone by that success, Xeric retooled, improved, and is now back with their follow-up NASA project, a Kickstarter campaign backing their new watch honoring Apollo 15, the fourth manned ...

Project AstroVette Endeavour aims to return a classic white coupe to its fresh-off-the-factory-lot 1971 condition, when it was it was one of three matching Corvettes leased to NASA's Apollo 15 crew.

Remastered photos obtained by USA TODAY show new images of the Apollo 15 moon landing ahead of the missions' 50th anniversary.

Apollo 15 was Worden’s only spaceflight. He was in NASA’s fifth astronaut class, chosen in 1966. He retired from NASA in 1975 and went to work for a few aerospace companies.