Apollo 14 - Wikipedia
WEBApollo 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: Mission Details - NASA
WEBJul 8, 2009 · The landing point coordinates were 3 degrees, 40 minutes, 27 seconds south and 17 degrees, 27 minutes, 58 seconds west, midway between the Doublet and Triplet craters in the hilly uplands of the Fra Mauro crater, …
Fra Mauro | Definition, Crater, Location, Apollo 14, & Facts
WEBA broad, shallow valley within the formation about 50 km (30 miles) north of Fra Mauro crater served as the site of the Apollo 14 lunar landing in February 1971.
Apollo 14 - NASA
WEBSep 11, 2024 · High-angle view at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), showing the Apollo 14 (Spacecraft 110/Lunar Module 8/Saturn 509) space vehicle on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad A. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower sit atop a huge crawler-transporter.
Apollo 14 - National Air and Space Museum
WEBJan 13, 1971 · Landing on the Fra Mauro region of the Moon, which was the intended landing site of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, Apollo 14 was the third crewed lunar landing. The astronauts used the Modularized Equipment Transporter (MET) to haul equipment during two Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs).
50 Years Ago: Apollo 14 Splashdown and Recovery - NASA
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · New Orleans monitored the descent and splashdown and retrieved the crew and the spacecraft. As part of the back contamination procedures, the astronauts entered a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) aboard the New Orleans immediately after recovery.
APOLLO 14 - NASA
WEBApollo 14 was launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, Pad A, at a Range Zero time of 21:03:02 GMT (04:03:02 p.m. EST) on 31 January 1971. The planned launch window was from 20:23:00 GMT on 31 January to 00:12:00 GMT on 1 February to take advantage of a sun elevation angle on the lunar surface of 10.3°.
Apollo 14: Mission to Fra Mauro - NASA+
WEBOct 2, 2023 · The 1971 Apollo 14 mission to Fra Mauro, a lunar highland area, is highlighted in this video. The mission’s primary goal was the collection of lunar rocks and soil samples and lunar exploration.
Apollo 14 - NSSDCA
WEBApollo 14. Launched: 31 January 1971 UT 21:03:02 (4:03:02 p.m. EST) Landed on Moon: 5 February 1971 UT 09:18:11 (04:18:11 a.m. EST) Landing Site: Fra Mauro (3.65 S, 17.47 W) Returned to Earth: 9 February 1971 UT 21:05:00 (04:05:00 p.m. EST) Alan B. Shepard, Jr., commander Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module ...
Apollo 14 Mission Overview - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
WEBApollo 14 Mission Overview. Left: Large boulders near the rim of Cone Crater, with a geologic hammer for scale. Right: The Modular Equipment Transporter, with Edgar Mitchell in the background. Apollo 14 was launched on January 31, 1971 and successfully completed the third human landing on the Moon.
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