NASA’s Apollo 15 mission launched to the Moon on 26 July 1971 and returned safely to Earth on 7 August. Carrying astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin, it was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program. It was the first of the “J missions”, which aimed to carry out an “Extensive scientific investigation of Moon on lunar surface and from lunar orbit.” It was also the first mission to use a lunar rover.
According to the Air and Space Museum, Italian dress designer Emilio Pucci contributed the basic idea for this patch in blue, purple, and green. The Apollo 15 crew swapped out his square design for a circular one in red, white, and blue and added the lunar surface.
Mission Name: Apollo 15
Mission Date: July 1971
Space Agency: NASA
Designer: Emilio Pucci
Symbolism:
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