January 31, 1971 at 9:03 PM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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January 31, 1971 at 9:03 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
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.
Mission media
CBS News Coverage of The Apollo 14 Launch
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Height
110.6 m
Diameter
10.1 m
LEO capacity
140,000 kg
Successful launches
12
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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