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Chapter 23: Extended Lunar Exploration: Apollo 15-17

  1. 1. NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, 15 July 1971, pp. 1-8; Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1970, pp. 284-85; Time, 9 Aug. 1971, pp. 10-15.

  2. A NAME=Ref23_2">2. NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, pp. 5, 60-69.

  3. A NAME=Ref23_3">3. Ibid., pp. 94-100, 134-44; Petrone, Apollo Program Dir., to Manned Space Flight Centers, "6/12/70 Weight and Performance Review Agreements and Actions," July 1970.

  4. A NAME=Ref23_4">4. NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, p. 133.

  5. A NAME=Ref23_5">5. KSC, "Apollo 15 Post Launch Report," 12 Aug. 1971, pp. 1-1 and 1-2; OMSF, "Apollo Program Weekly Status Reports," June-Sept. 1970; KSC, "Apollo 15 (AS-510) Daily Status Reports," May 1970-Jan. 1971.

  6. A NAME=Ref23_6">6. KSC, "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," Jan.-May 1971; Jackie Smith interview.

  7. A NAME=Ref23_7">7. Chauvin interview, 23 May 1974.

  8. A NAME=Ref23_8">8. NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, pp. 61-69; KSC, "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," Jan.-May 1971; KSC, "Apollo 15 Post Launch Report," pp. 1-2; Edwin Johnson interview.

  9. A NAME=Ref23_9">9. NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, pp. 78-82.

  10. A NAME=Ref23_10">10. 10. KSC release 41-71, "LRV Flight Model Delivery," 10 Mar. 1971; NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, 15 July 1971, pp. 77-97; Time, 9 Aug. 1971; Arthur Scholz to Benson, 18 Oct. 1974. The authors found several different costs cited for the rover. The $12.9 million price is Time's figure and reflects the total project cost of $38 + million divided by three flight vehicle rovers. The cost per vehicle drops if the training rover is included, or if the $13 million R&D costs are excluded. Goldsmith interview.

  11. A NAME=Ref23_11">11. NASA, Apollo 15 Press Kit, pp. 77-97; Widick interview, 23 May 1974; Reyes interview. 6 June 1974; Carothers interview; Scholz interview; "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," 15 Mar.-25 Apr. 1971.

  12. A NAME=Ref23_12">12. Washington Post, 5 May 1971; New York Times, 5 May 1971; Spaceport News, 6 May 1971.

  13. A NAME=Ref23_13">13. KSC, "Apollo 15 Post Launch Report," p. 1-2; KSC, "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," Feb.-Mar. 1971; Collner interview.

  14. A NAME=Ref23_14">14. KSC, "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," 29 Mar. 1971; Cochran interview.

  15. A NAME=Ref23_15">15. KSC, "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," 29 Mar.-8 Apr. 1971; Lang interview.

  16. A NAME=Ref23_16">16. Houston Post, 3 Apr. 1971; Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 1971.

  17. A NAME=Ref23_17">17. KSC, "Apollo 15 Post Launch Report," pp. 1-2, 1-3; KSC, "Apollo 15 Daily Status Reports," June-July 1971.

  18. A NAME=Ref23_18">18. NASA, "Apollo 15 Mission Commentary," 26 July 1971, 4:11 GET, 12:43 CDT, p. 41/2.

  19. A NAME=Ref23_19">19. KSC, "Apollo 16 (AS-511) Daily Status Reports," Aug.-Nov. 1971; KSC, "Apollo 16 (AS-511) Post Launch Report," 2 May 1972.

  20. A NAME=Ref23_20">20. KSC, "Apollo 16 Post Launch Report"; Crawford interview; Hangartner interview.

  21. A NAME=Ref23_21">21. Ely interview; KSC, S-IC Flight Control, "Test Problem Report," 3 Dec. 1971; KSC, "Apollo 16 Post Launch Report."

  22. A NAME=Ref23_22">22. New York Times, 8, 10 Jan. 1972; KSC, "Apollo 16 Post Launch Report."

  23. A NAME=Ref23_23">23. Moxley interview.

  24. A NAME=Ref23_24">24. New York Times, 28, 31 Jan. 1972; Spaceport News, 27 Jan. 1972; KSC, "Apollo 16 Daily Status Reports," Jan.-Feb. 1972; KSC, "Apollo 16 Post Launch Report."

  25. A NAME=Ref23_25">25. Moxley interview; KSC, "Apollo 16 Daily Status Reports," Feb. 1972.

  26. A NAME=Ref23_26">26. NASA, Apollo 16 Press Kit, 22 Mar. 1972.

  27. A NAME=Ref23_27">27. Montgomery interview; McKnight interview.

  28. A NAME=Ref23_28">28. KSC, "Apollo 16 Post Launch Report"; Spaceport News, 9 Mar. 1974.

  29. A NAME=Ref23_29">29. Spaceport News, 23 Mar. 1972; KSC release 62-72, "Apollo 16 Crewmen Outline Lunar Mission for Spaceport Launch Team," 16 Mar. 1972.

  30. A NAME=Ref23_30">30. KSC, "Apollo 16 Daily Status Reports"; KSC, "Apollo 16 Post Launch Report."

  31. A NAME=Ref23_31">31. Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 1972, p. Bl; Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 1972; Spaceport News, 21 Sept.-14 Dec. 1972; Time, 18 Dec. 1972.

  32. A NAME=Ref23_32">32. KSC, "Apollo 17 Post Launch Report," 19 Dec. 1972, pp. 5-1, 5-2.

  33. A NAME=Ref23_33">33. NASA, Apollo 17 Press Kit, 14 Nov. 1972, pp. 56-61.

  34. A NAME=Ref23_34">34. Jackie Smith interview.

  35. A NAME=Ref23_35">35. KSC, "Apollo 17 Post Launch Report," pp. 5-2 to 5-4; Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 1972, p. 1.

  36. A NAME=Ref23_36">36. Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal-World, 30 Sept. 1972; Huntsville Times, 1 Oct. 1972; NASA, Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1972, p. 330; KSC, "Apollo 17 Daily Status Reports," 29 Sept. 1972.

  37. A NAME=Ref23_37">37. Wall Street Journal, 13 Nov. 1972, p. 12.

  38. A NAME=Ref23_38">38. Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 1972; Spaceport News, 16 Nov. 1972.

  39. A NAME=Ref23_39">39. NASA, "Apollo 17 Commentary"; KSC, "Apollo 17 Post Launch Report," 19 Dec. 1972.

  40. A NAME=Ref23_40">40. NASA, "Apollo 17 Commentary."

  41. A NAME=Ref23_41">41. Spaceport News, 14 Dec. 1972.

  42. A NAME=Ref23_42">42. NASA, "Apollo 17 Commentary"; NASA, "Apollo 17 Post Launch Press Conference"; NASA Apollo Program Dir., "Apollo 17 Mission (AS-512) Post Mission Operation Report No. 1," 19 Dec. 1972, pp. 3-4; Spaceport News, 14 Dec. 1972.

  43. A NAME=Ref23_43">43. NASA, "Apollo 17 Flight Summary."

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