The Day Alan Shepard Played Golf on the Moon
On February 5, 1971, Apollo 14 landed at Fra Mauro — and before leaving, commander Alan Shepard hit two golf balls across the lunar surface.
Tales from the year 1971
Touchdown in the Mountains of the Moon
On July 30, 1971, Apollo 15's lunar module Falcon settled beside Hadley Rille, beginning the most ambitious geological expedition ever attempted on another world.
The First Drive on Another World
On July 31, 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and Jim Irwin unfolded the Lunar Roving Vehicle and became the first humans to drive on the Moon.