In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. Worden died in his sleep at a rehab center in ...

When you think about great American moments, the town of Fountain Hills, Ariz., pop. 25,200, probably doesn’t conjure the same patriotic notions of a Philadelphia or a Boston. Yet, this cozy community ...

A magnificent photograph of lunar module pilot Jim Irwin saluting the American flag at the Hadley-Apennine landing site during Apollo 15. The lunar module and rover appear behind him, to his left, in ...

Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin were friends for a long time. The legendary astronauts, globally known for their respective history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a friendship that spanned decades. NASA ...