On This Day, Jan. 31: Apollo 14 blasts off for moon
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NASA's Apollo 14 Moon Landing Mission Marks 54 Years; Here's All About It
It has been 54 years since NASA landed astronauts on the Moon for the third time. On February 5, 1971, astronauts Alan ...
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OTD In Space – February 5: Apollo 14 Lands On The Moon
On February 5, 1971, two Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the moon! Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and the lunar module pilot ...
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What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know
Villagomez was gifted the ball by Alan Shepard, the first American astronaut to fly into space, fifth human to walk on the ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 14 Lifts Off From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 1971
Apollo 14 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 1971 on the first crewed mission to the Moon's highlands.
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Apollo 14 and 15
Look at these things. They’re shiny, sparkling.” Announcer: So after missing a moon landing in 1970, the Apollo 14 and 15 moon missions of 1971 put the United States that much closer to the ...
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The Apollo Missions
Alan Shepard who had been the first American in space, commanded Apollo 14 and landed with Ed Mitchell in the Fra Mauro highlands; Stuart Roosa piloted the command module. Dave Scott, Al Worden ...
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How did walking on the Moon affect the Apollo astronauts?
Ed Mitchell piloted the Lunar Module on Apollo 14. Credit: NASA After Apollo 13’s near-disaster and aborted Moon landing, Apollo 14 (1971) saw America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepard ...