1971-01-31 · 55 years ago

Apollo 14 — launch

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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. It was the last of the "H missions", landings at specific sites of scientific interest on the Moon for two-day stays with two lunar extravehicular activities (EVAs or moonwalks). The mission was originally scheduled for 1970, but was postponed because of the investigation following the failure of Apollo 13 to reach the Moon's surface, and the need for modifications to the spacecraft as a result. 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.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_14. Related NASA reference: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology.html#1971. Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Category
Launches and Flight Tests
Type
Orbital launch
Subjects
Space transportation
Mission
Apollo 14
Organization
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Vehicle
Saturn V
Location
NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Country
US
Outcome
Successful

Context and qualifications

Launch code: DS. Source references: KHR-1; -.

Sources and attribution

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