Apollo 15 was the fourth American space mission to land men on the moon. On the historic 40th anniversary, we celebrate the often-overlooked voyage. See the full slideshow at LIFE.com.

While we may remember the "one small step" more than anything else, the first Lunar Rover has its own interesting story ...

The rover was designed to fold up into a compartment on Apollo 15 for its trip from Earth to the ... Aug. 1, 1971, AS15-88-11866 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of Station Lunar ...

This helped start an ‘AstroVette’ tradition that carried over to later NASA crews, including the Apollo 15 mission. The Apollo 15 AstroVettes were finished in red, white and blue, with each ...

The Apollo 15 lunar rover vehicle (LRV) was designed to fold into the lunar module, ... Three LRV’s were used during Apollo missions (Apollo 15, 16 and 17) in the 1970s.