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Sunrise at Honeysuckle Creek during Apollo 15, heralding a new era in lunar exploration. Photo by Hamish Lindsay during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. Note the sunlight shining through gaps in the panels on the antenna surface. Click on the image for a larger version. Click here for a 2.1MB scan. |
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Apollo 15 was Honeysuckle’s big mission.
It was the first of the ‘J’ missions. Not only
was it technically far more complex –
involving support of the Rover
and a sub-satellite
– but Honeysuckle was prime for most of the mission.
Of Apollo 15’s 295 hours in space, Honeysuckle Creek tracked the spacecraft for 250 hours.
This letter – sent by the crew to the tracking network before the mission
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underlines the crucial role of the Manned Space Flight Network.
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This letter was sent by the crew to the Networks teams before the mission. Scan: Hamish Lindsay. |
Read the Apollo 15 Essay by Hamish Lindsay
| Introduction |
| The Crew |
| Honeysuckle |
| Day 1 – launch, Trans Lunar Injection, TLC |
| Day 2 – Trans Lunar Coast, day 2 |
| Day 3 – TLC day 3 |
| Day 4 – Lunar Orbit Insertion |
| Day 5 – Landing, Stand-Up EVA, start EVA 1 |
| Day 6 – EVA 1, start EVA 2 |
| Day 7 – EVA 2 and EVA 3 |
| Day 8 – Lunar liftoff |
| Day 9 – Lunar orbits |
| Day 10 – Trans Earth Injection |
| Day 11 – Trans Earth Coast EVA |
| Day 12 – TEC Day 2 |
| Day 13 – Re-entry, Splash, Epilogue |
Greetings to Honeysuckle from Dave Scott