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"NASA had hoped that they could climb to the rim of the nearly 400-foot-high Cone crater and collect especially significant rock samples there. But in lugging t
by bootload 11y ago
"NASA had hoped that they could climb to the rim of the nearly 400-foot-high Cone crater and collect especially significant rock samples there. But in lugging the cart the astronauts found the climb to be difficult and experienced rapid heartbeats. Mission control, concerned about exhaustion and wary of time constraints, ordered them to turn back. Unbeknown to the men at the time, they were only about 20 yards from their goal."
Missed opportunity. Next landing, Apollo 15 was designated a "J" mission with the LRV to explore the highlands. ~ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo15.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo15.h... These fellas are getting on. Saw Harrison (Jack) Schmitt in '04, Charlie Duke was in the country last year. RIP Spaceman.