346: David Scott driving the Lunar Rover, James Irwin [Apollo 15], 26 July - 7 August 1971, EVA 2 < One Giant Leap for Mankind: Vintage Photographs from the Victor Martin-Malburet Collection, 28 October 2022 < Auctions

James Irwin took this excellent photograph near the LM Falcon at the beginning of the second EVA on the lunar surface as David Scoot was testing the electric car before the drive to station 6.

Irwin joked that Scott didn’t leave without him (see mission transcript). The lunar-science station (ALSEP site) is visible beyond the Rover 16mm camera with Hill 305 in the background, at the center of the picture. The Solar Wind Collector is visible beyond the Rover TV camera at the front of the Rover. The lunar orbital photographs in front of Scott were used as an aid for navigation as the crew spent almost 38 man-hours on their three expeditions.

Note that there is dust coming off the wheels as Scott maneuvers. This picture also gives us a good view of Scott’s RCU-mounted Hasselblad camera and of the wire Rover wheels. (ALSJ caption for NASA AS15-85-11471)

“The Rover really seemed to be another spacecraft, even though we were operating on the surface of the Moon. Every time we’d hit a rock or a bump, we’d just fly into space. So I estimate we were floating through space a good bit of the time.”

—James Irwin (Chaikin, Voices, pg. 78)

From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken:

143:03:46 Irwin:

I’d like to just walk a little bit. Not going to go too far?

143:03:50 Scott:

Nope.

143:03:51 Irwin:

Don’t run off and leave me.

143:03:52 Scott:

Never happen.

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David Scott driving the Lunar Rover, James Irwin [Apollo 15], 26 July - 7 August 1971, EVA 2

David Scott driving the Lunar Rover, James Irwin [Apollo 15], 26 July - 7 August 1971, EVA 2

James Irwin took this excellent photograph near the LM Falcon at the beginning of the second EVA on the lunar surface as David Scoot was testing the electric car before the drive to station 6.

“The Rover really seemed to be another spacecraft, even though we were operating on the surface of the Moon. Every time we’d hit a rock or a bump, we’d just fly into space. So I estimate we were floating through space a good bit of the time.”

—James Irwin (Chaikin, Voices, pg. 78)

From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken:

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