Apollo 14Saturn V National Aeronautics and Space Administration Launch Status Success Sun ยท Jan 31st, 1971 4:03 PM EST Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj8dVdJyj1c Crew Alan Shepard Commander Status: Deceased 11/18/1923 - 7/21/1998 Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971 he walked on the Moon. Stuart Roosa Command Module Pilot Status: Deceased 8/16/1933 - 12/12/1994 Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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. Edgar Mitchell Lunar Module Pilot Status: Deceased 9/17/1930 - 2/4/2016 Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon. Mission Apollo 14 Type: Human Exploration Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo Program. The third mission to land on the moon. This mission was a two day stay on the lunar surface and carried out two EVAs. Commanded by Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Rossa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell. During the two lunar EVAs, 42.80 kilograms of moon rock samples was collected. Location Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA 182 launches have been at this location. Rocket Saturn V Length: 110.6 meters Diameter: 10.1 meters First Launched: November 9, 1967 The Saturn V was a human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. Most notably, the Saturn V took the Apollo program to the Moon. It still remains the world’s tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and is the only launch vehicle to take humans beyond LEO. The Saturn V rocket has been launched a total of 13 times with 13 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration Type: Government Abbreviation: NASA Administration: Administrator: Jim Bridenstine Founded: 1958 Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS Spacecraft: Orion Country: USA 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule