Apollo 14
Apollo LM Ascent Stage
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Crew
Alan Shepard
- Birthday: 11/18/1923
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 05/05/1961
- Last Flight: 02/06/1971
Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he beca...
Edgar Mitchell
- Birthday: 09/17/1930
- Role: Lunar Module Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/31/1971
- Last Flight: 02/06/1971
Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist...
Mission
Apollo 14
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Lunar Orbit
Return flight of Apollo 14 from the Moon.
Location
Apollo 14 landing site
Fra Mauro Formation, Moon
Apollo 14 landing site has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 1 orbital launch attempts. While Fra Mauro Formation, Moon, has been the site for 1 rocket launches.
The Fra Mauro formation (or Fra Mauro Highlands) is a formation on the near side of Earth's Moon that served as the landing site for the American Apollo 14 mission in 1971. It is named after the 80-kilometer-diameter crater Fra Mauro, located within it. The formation, as well as Fra Mauro crater, take their names from a 15th-century Italian monk and mapmaker of the same name.
Rocket
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Apollo LM Ascent Stage
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
