Most every teenager looks forward to turning 16 and getting a driver's license. It's definitely a rite of passage in our society. Driving is a big responsibility and not one to be taken lightly, even for grown-ups who have been doing it for a long time. On today's date in 1971, the Apollo 15 launched on a journey to the moon that would also involve some driving, for the first time.
During the three excursions on the moon, the astronauts drove 17 miles in a battery-powered moon buggy. To see more of their exciting adventures, including testing Galileo's theory about how objects fall in a vacuum, check out this neat video on NASA.gov.
{moon image via NASA.gov}
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