Apollo 15 Astronauts visit City 1971

This archive footage shows the three Apollo 15 astronauts, James Irwin, David Scott and Alfred Worden, visiting City on 9 November 1971. (3 minutes, no sound)

Professor Gregori Tokaty arranged the visit in which the astronauts presented the Vice-Chancellor at the time, Professor Tait, with a piece of heat shield from the Apollo 15 rocket.

 

Apollo 15 was the fourth mission to land on the moon and lasted from 26 July to 7 August 1971.