Apollo 14 - Wikipedia
Apollo 14 (January 31 – February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
Apollo 14 - NASA
Sep 11, 2024 · On January 31, 1971, serving as lunar module pilot, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, then a U.S. Navy Captain, embarked on a journey through outer space of some 500,000 miles that …
Apollo 14 - The Planetary Society
Apollo 14 was the first mission to explore the lunar highlands, the bright, old, heavily cratered regions of the Moon that lie above its dark maria plains. It saw the first American in space …
Missions - Apollo 14 Mission - Lunar
Altogether, Apollo 14 spent 2.8 days in lunar orbit, circling the Moon 34 times. The crew returned safely to Earth on February 9, 1971, landing in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa after a flight of 9 …
The Apollo 14 Mission - Apollo Space Program
Apollo 14 was the third manned mission to the moon, launched by NASA in January 1971. The mission was crewed by astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa, and was …
Apollo 14 and NASA - NHHC
Acting as commander was Captain Alan B. Shepard Jr., USN, and Commander Edgar D. Mitchell, USN, as lunar module pilot. Apollo 14 mission was the third to land on the moon. During the 9 …
Apollo 14: Mission Details - NASA
Jul 8, 2009 · This is the Apollo 14 crew patch designed by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander; Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot; and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module …
Apollo 14 - Wikiwand
Apollo 14 (January 31 – February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
Apollo 14 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The nine-day mission left the Earth on January 31, 1971, and landed on the Moon on February 5. The Lunar Module landed in the Fra Mauro formation; this had been the target of the ill-fated …
Apollo 14 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wiki
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the United States Apollo program, and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions," targeted landings with two-day stays on …
Apollo 14 • Atlas of Space
Apollo 14 Spacecraft The Apollo 14 mission, launched in 1971, was NASA's third successful Moon landing that deployed scientific instruments, collected 94 pounds of lunar samples, and …
Apollo 14: getting the moonlandings back on track
Jan 11, 2021 · NASA stepped up its scientific endeavours for Apollo 14 just as support for the Apollo moonlanding programme began to wane. This month marks its 50th anniversary.
Apollo 14 departs for the moon | January 31, 1971 | HISTORY
Feb 9, 2010 · Apollo 14, piloted by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa, is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a manned mission to the …
Apollo 14 - Encyclopedia Astronautica
Feb 6, 2012 · The Apollo 14 (AS-509) mission - manned by astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell - was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, KSC, …
50 Years Ago: Apollo 14 Splashdown and Recovery - NASA
Feb 9, 2021 · When Shepard, Roosa, and Mitchell awoke for their ninth and final day in space, Apollo 14 had closed the distance to Earth to 63,000 miles and accelerated to more than …
Apollo program - Wikipedia
Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to orbit another celestial body, and Apollo 11 was the first crewed spacecraft to land humans on one. Overall, the Apollo program returned 842 pounds …
50 Years Ago: Apollo 14 Launches to the Moon - NASA
Feb 1, 2021 · As on previous missions, this critical LOI burn took place behind the Moon, out of contact with the Earth, so at first, only the three astronauts aboard the spacecraft knew that it …
The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal and Apollo Flight Journal
Dec 19, 2025 · Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, stands near the deployed United States flag on the lunar surface during NASA’s final lunar landing mission in …
Apollo 14 - NASA
Mar 29, 2023 · These three astronauts are the prime crew of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. They are Alan B. Shepard Jr.,... S70-45232 (14 July 1970) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., …
Apollo 14 Flight Journal - Day 1, part 1: The Launch - NASA
Sep 6, 2023 · Apollo 14 will be starting today from Pad A at Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center. This complex was built with 2 fully operational launch pads; in the expectation …
Apollo 14 Mission Report: Chapter 1 - NASA History
The Apollo 14 mission, manned by Alan Shepard, Jr., Commander; Stuart A. Roosa, Command Module Pilot; and Edgar D. Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot; was launched from Kennedy Space …
Apollo 11 | History, Mission, Landing, Astronauts, Pictures, Spacecraft …
Dec 8, 2025 · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Apollo …
Apollo 11: The Moon Landing - National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 11 was one of 15 Apollo missions that took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Learn more about the missions that paved the way for the Moon landing, and the missions where …