Apollo-14 (30)

Pad 39-A (8)

Saturn-V AS-509 ()

High Bay 3

MLP 2

Firing Room 2

Crew:

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Stuart A. Roosa

Edgar D. Mitchell

Backup Crew:

Milestones:

01/21/70 - S-IVB ondock at KSC

01/21/70 - S-II Stage ondock at KSC

01/12/70 - S-1C Stage ondock at KSC

05/06/70 - S-IU ondock at KSC

01/31/71 - Launch

Payload:

Apollo 14 Kitty Hawk (CM-110) and Antares (LM-8)

Mission Objective:

Launch:

January 31, 1971

Orbit:

Altitude: xxx miles

Inclination: xxx degrees

Orbits:

Duration: 09 Days, hours, min, seconds

Distance: miles

Lunar Location: Fra Mauro

Lunar Coords: 3.65 degrees South, 17.48 degrees West

Landing:

February 09, 1971

Mission Highlights:

Landing site: Fra Mauro. ALSEP and other instruments deployed. Lunar surface stay-time, 33.5 hours; 67 hours in lunar orbit, with 34 orbits. 2 EVAs of 09 hours, 25 minutes. Third stage impacted on Moon. 42 kg (94 lbs) of materials gathered, using hand cart for first time to transport rocks.

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