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Apollo 14 Mission

Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. The nine-day mission was launched on January 31, 1971, with lunar touch down on February 5. The Lunar Module landed in the Fra Mauro formation; this had originally been the target of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. During the two lunar EVA's over 100 pounds of moon rocks were collected and several surface experiments, including seismic studies, were carried out. Commander Alan Shepard famously hit two golf balls on the lunar surface with a make-shift club he had brought from Earth. Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa took several hundred seeds on the mission, many of which were germinated on return resulting in the so called Moon trees.

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  1. Apollo 14 Astronauts in Training
    Apollo 14 Astronauts in Training

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    The members of the prime crew of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission participate in Command Module simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center. Left to right, are Astronauts

  2. King Crater on Lunar Farside During Approach
    King Crater on Lunar Farside During Approach

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    A near vertical view of the inner wall of King Crater located on the lunar farside, as photographed from the Apollo 14 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The coordinates of the center of King Crater are 120.7 degrees east longitude and 14.3 degrees north latitude.

  3. Astronaut Alan Shepard Plants the Flag
    Astronaut Alan Shepard Plants the Flag

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Apollo 14 commander, stands by the deployed U.S. flag on the lunar surface during the early moments of the first extravehicular activity

  4. Apollo 14 Lunar Module in Sun's Glare
    Apollo 14 Lunar Module in Sun's Glare

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    The Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) as seen by the crewmen of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, photographed against a brilliant sun glare during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1). A bright trail left in the lunar soil by the two

  5. Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)
    Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    A close-up view of the Central Station of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), which was deployed on the Moon by the Apollo 14 astronauts during their first extravehicular activity (EVA-1).

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  1. Apollo 14 Legacy Continues With Earth Day Tree Planting

    Mon, 20 Apr 2009Text

    …Stuart Roosa had been a U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper. During the Apollo 14 mission to the moon in 1971, he took along tree seeds from a Loblolly pine, sycamore, sweet gum, redwood, and Douglas fir. …

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ARTICLES (35)

  1. LRO Gets First Look At Apollo Landing Sites

    Fri, 17 Jul 2009

    …feet above the surface, each Apollo descent stage creates a distinct shadow that fills roughly 20 pixels. The image of the Apollo 14 landing site had a particularly desirable lighting condition that allowed visibility of additional details. The Apollo Lunar …

  2. ISS Room With A View

    Sat, 27 Jun 2009

    …Apollo astronauts, like the space station crew, cherished the experience of gazing back at the planet they left behind. Apollo 14 moonwalker Ed Mitchell had this to say: "Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon, in long, slow-motion moments of …

  3. To The Moon, By Way Of MIT

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    …men who have walked on the moon, two others -- David Scott SM '62, EAA '62 of Apollo 15, and Edgar Mitchell ScD '64 of Apollo 14 -- also took Battin's class. And Charles Duke of Apollo 16 received his SM in 1964 under the guidance of Laurence Young …