Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon. It was the first J mission, with a longer stay on the Moon (July 30 – August 2) and a greater focus on science, including the first Lunar Roving Vehicle. David Scott and James Irwin landed near Hadley Rille and spent .mw-parser-output .frac{white- space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den {font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:r ect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:a bsolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2 hours on extravehicular activity, collecting 170 pounds (77 kg) of surface material. At the same time, Alfred Worden orbited the Moon, operating the sensors in the SIM bay of the service module. During the return trip, Worden performed the first spacewalk in deep space. The Apollo 15 mission splashed down safely, with all goals accomplished, but was marred when it emerged that the crew had carried unauthorized postal covers to the lunar surface, some of which were sold by a West German stamp dealer. The crew was reprimanded for poor judgment, and did not fly in space again. The mission also saw the collection of the Genesis Rock, thought to be part of the Moon's early crust, and Scott used a hammer and a feather to demonstrate Galileo's theory that absent air resistance, objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1916:

World War I: German agents sabotaged U.S.-made munitions in New York Harbor that were to be supplied to the Allies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion

1930:

Uruguay defeated Argentina at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo to win the inaugural FIFA World Cup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup

1981:

Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Polish_hunger_demonstrations

2014:

At least 151 people were killed when heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Malin_landslide

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tajine: 1. (cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid. 2. (by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tajine

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Well, I couldn't see what was to be So I just stood there laughing A picture of you, a picture of you in uniform Standing with your head held high Hot down to the floor but it couldn't be you It couldn't be you, it's a picture of Hitler   --Kate Bush https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kate_Bush