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Apollo 14

Crewed Lunar Program Missions

Apollo 14, launched by NASA on January 31, 1971, was the eighth crewed mission in the Apollo program, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands. Commanded by Alan Shepard with Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell, the crew landed at the Fra Mauro formation and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971.

Facts
Mission Type
Crewed lunar landing (H) 1
Launch Date
1971-01-31 2
End Date
1971-02-09 1
Outcome
Successful Moon landing at the Fra Mauro highlands; splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971. 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Lunar Landing 1
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Mission 1
Connections

Crewed By

Alan Shepard, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Edgar Mitchell, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Stuart Roosa, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)Lead section

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Sources
1. Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)
  • infobox, Mission type field
    Crewed lunar landing (H)
  • infobox, End of mission, Landing date field
    February 9, 1971
  • Apollo 14 article, lead section
    The three astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on February 9
  • Apollo 14 article, infobox
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead section
    Apollo 14 (January 31 - February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
  • Part Of: Apollo Program, Lead section
    Apollo 14 (January 31 - February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
  • Crewed By: Alan Shepard, Lead section
    Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on Sunday, January 31, 1971, at 4:03:02 p.m.
  • Crewed By: Stuart Roosa, Lead section
    Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on Sunday, January 31, 1971, at 4:03:02 p.m.
  • Crewed By: Edgar Mitchell, Lead section
    Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on Sunday, January 31, 1971, at 4:03:02 p.m.
  • In Group: Apollo Program Missions, Lead sentence
    Apollo 14 (January 31, February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
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