The Apollo 15 Corvette controversy was a disagreement between the Apollo 15 astronauts, Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt, and the United States of America about the use of a Corvette Stingray for use during the final stages of the moon landing mission. The Stingray had originally been ordered by Cernan, but was later taken away from him and given to Schmitt because Cernan felt that he was not experienced enough to use it.

The Apollo 15 Corvette controversy was a controversy in 1969 that arose over whether NASA had secretly funded a Corvette Stingray. It was alleged that this car was used by astronauts on their 15th lunar landing mission, Apollo 15. It was claimed that the car was a gift from Chevrolet, who had paid for it with government money and then donated it back to NASA.

The controversy began after an article published in Sports Illustrated magazine in December 1969. The article presented evidence that the Apollo 15 crew did indeed drive a Corvette Stingray on their moonwalk. It included photographs of the vehicle and the crew inside it, as well as quotes from astronauts saying they drove it during their mission.

The author of the article was James R. Hansen, who worked for Time magazine at the time and had been assigned to write an article about Apollo 15's return to Earth after using up all of its fuel during its six-day stay on the Moon's surface.[1] In his article, he stated that he 'spent several weeks interviewing engineers involved with designing and building' the spacecraft.