This interview with Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott was conducted for the 1999 PBS Nova documentary "To the Moon". The unedited footage is available from: americanarchive.org/catalog/c...
It never ceases to amaze me what David Scott and the other Apollo astronauts had to know, prepare and train for their missions. They are articulate and express their thoughts in an easily comprehensible manner. Also, it amazes me to imagine “what their eyes have seen” for each moon walker. Incredible!
Dave Scott and Jim Irwin seem to be the forgotten moon walkers (and Ed Mitchell too). Space enthusiasts often speak of Pete Conrad and the lovable Al Bean; the legendary Alan Shepard, the master John Young, the wonderful Charlie Duke, the no non-sense Gene Cernan, and the enthusiastic Harrison Schmitt. Scott and Irwin never seem to get the attention as those others got, which is shame because the crew of Apollo 15 is just as amazing as the others.
@@JeffGR4 Yep, a great astronaut and pilot. Also very human. Used his official position for personal gain (or tried to). Later sued for some other financial chicanery. He and Duke Cunningham had a lot in common.
I think Hadley-Apennine is the best landing site to view through a telescope. It has everything. The Rille. The South Cluster and the North Complex. And to look down on Mt. Hadley itself from an altitude of a quarter million miles is a treat...
Two suggestions if I may, give more time to this interview 38 minutos is to short to listen to colonel Dave R. Scott and second try to edit it in a better way.
@ 13:30 Dave calls the survey out the top of the LM a “Scouting Expedition”. Beginning with AS12 lunar crews performed this 360 panorama for a few reasons, one being to confirm their location and another to see if they had company. Jim Irwin famously while positioning the lunar video camera “accidentally” panned it across an object sitting on a hillside three times, whereupon Houston warned him to be careful where he was pointing it. Later after an EVA Houston almost demanded he make certain the cabin door was locked wherein Jim Irwin cursedly said it’s locked.
Dang I thought Jim only went 1 lunar eva without water, not all 3. Yeah his electrolytes levels must of been low including his potassium levels. This definitely caused damage to Jim’s heart on Apollo 15. That’s is his own fault not speaking up. I would have pressed on too, the moon is a one time extraordinary adventure.
You would think Scott would have altered the EVA time to accommodate Jim's inability to hydrate for 7 hours at a time... times 3 days- No wonder in this interview he just automatically says 'I don't know" ISFA that caused heart problems in the future? I wonder how Scott felt every time he took a drink on the Moon?
Artemis 2 will be crewed but will not land. Atm it looks like it's going to get launched not before September of 2025. Artemis 3 is scheduled to attempt a landing, but is probably launched not before 2027.
