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Apollo 14 landing site, Fra Mauro Formation, Moon

Apollo 14 landing site

Apollo 14 landing site is an inactive launch pad, situated at Fra Mauro Formation, Moon. The pad has witnessed 1 rocket launches, including 1 orbital launch attempts.

Landing site of Apollo 14’s lunar module Antares on 5 February 1971.

Apollo 14 landing site Launch Record

Launch statistics for Apollo 14 landing site
StatusInactive
Total Launches1
Orbital Launch Attempts1

Fra Mauro Formation, Moon

Fra Mauro Formation, Moon
Photo Credit: NASA

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.

Facility statistics for Fra Mauro Formation, Moon
Celestial BodyMoon
Total Launches1

Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Administrator: Jared Isaacman

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.

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