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Stuart Roosa

Stuart Roosa

Stuart Roosa was a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.

During their career, Stuart Roosa flew on 1 spaceflight, logging 9 days, 1 minute, 58 seconds in space.

Stuart Allen "Stu" Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971 and was the third mission to land astronauts (Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell) on the Moon. While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa conducted experiments from orbit in the Command Module Kitty Hawk. He was one of 24 people to travel to the Moon.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Stuart Roosa
Date of Birth08/16/1933
Date of Death12/12/1994
StatusDeceased
First Flight01/31/1971
Last Flight01/31/1971
In SpaceNo
Time in Space9 days, 1 minute, 58 seconds
Landings1

Spaceflights by Stuart Roosa

Explore the 1 spaceflight Stuart Roosa participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

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