Earth.
Flying Down to Hadley Rille
Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Dec. 23, 2008
The Apollo 15 astronauts land on the Hadley Rille-Apennine mountain region of the moon.
Transcript
NASA PAO: Coming up on pitchover.
Irwin: P64!
Scott: Okay.
Irwin: We have LPD.
Scott: LPD. Coming right.
Irwin: Four-zero.
Irwin: 5000 feet. 3-9. 3-9. 3-8. 3-9. 4000 feet. 4-0. 4-1. 4-5. 4-7. 5-2.
Irwin: 3000 feet. 5-2. 5-2. 5-1. 5-0. 4-7. 4-7. 2000 feet. 4-2.
Scott: Okay. I got a good spot.
Irwin: Good. 4-2. 4-3. 1800 feet.
Mitchell: Falcon, Houston. You're Go for landing.
Irwin: 4-4. 4-5.
Scott: Rog. Go for landing.
Irwin: 4-4. 4-5. 1000 feet. 4-5.
Irwin: 900. 4-5. 800. 4-5. 700. 4-6. 600. 4-8. 500. 4-9. Minus 17. Minus 15.
Irwin: 400 at minus 14. You've got P66.
Scott: Okay.
Irwin: 300 feet. Minus 11. Minus 11. 250. Minus 11; 9 percent fuel.
Irwin: You're 200. Minus 11.
Irwin: 150. Minus 7. Minus 6.
Irwin: 120 feet. Minus 6.
Scott: Okay. I've got some dust.
Irwin: Minus 5; 100 feet at 5; nine percent fuel; minus 5.
Irwin: 80 at 5. Minus 3. 60 at 3.
Irwin: 50 at 3. Cross-pointers look good.
Irwin: 40 at 3. 30; 3. 25; 2; seven percent fuel. 20 at 1.
Irwin: 15 at 1. Minus 1, minus 1; six percent fuel.
Irwin: 10 feet. Minus 1. 8 feet. Minus 1.
Irwin: Contact… Bam!
Scott: Okay, Houston. The Falcon is on the Plain at Hadley.
Mitchell: (Over applause) Roger, Roger, Falcon.
Irwin: No denying that. We had contact.
NASA PAO: That was a jubilant Dave Scott reporting Apollo 15 on the plain at Hadley.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Irwin: P64!
Scott: Okay.
Irwin: We have LPD.
Scott: LPD. Coming right.
Irwin: Four-zero.
Irwin: 5000 feet. 3-9. 3-9. 3-8. 3-9. 4000 feet. 4-0. 4-1. 4-5. 4-7. 5-2.
Irwin: 3000 feet. 5-2. 5-2. 5-1. 5-0. 4-7. 4-7. 2000 feet. 4-2.
Scott: Okay. I got a good spot.
Irwin: Good. 4-2. 4-3. 1800 feet.
Mitchell: Falcon, Houston. You're Go for landing.
Irwin: 4-4. 4-5.
Scott: Rog. Go for landing.
Irwin: 4-4. 4-5. 1000 feet. 4-5.
Irwin: 900. 4-5. 800. 4-5. 700. 4-6. 600. 4-8. 500. 4-9. Minus 17. Minus 15.
Irwin: 400 at minus 14. You've got P66.
Scott: Okay.
Irwin: 300 feet. Minus 11. Minus 11. 250. Minus 11; 9 percent fuel.
Irwin: You're 200. Minus 11.
Irwin: 150. Minus 7. Minus 6.
Irwin: 120 feet. Minus 6.
Scott: Okay. I've got some dust.
Irwin: Minus 5; 100 feet at 5; nine percent fuel; minus 5.
Irwin: 80 at 5. Minus 3. 60 at 3.
Irwin: 50 at 3. Cross-pointers look good.
Irwin: 40 at 3. 30; 3. 25; 2; seven percent fuel. 20 at 1.
Irwin: 15 at 1. Minus 1, minus 1; six percent fuel.
Irwin: 10 feet. Minus 1. 8 feet. Minus 1.
Irwin: Contact… Bam!
Scott: Okay, Houston. The Falcon is on the Plain at Hadley.
Mitchell: (Over applause) Roger, Roger, Falcon.
Irwin: No denying that. We had contact.
NASA PAO: That was a jubilant Dave Scott reporting Apollo 15 on the plain at Hadley.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology