Saturn V | Apollo 14
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 14’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Jan. 31, 1971, 9:03 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Apollo 14 (LO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Rocket |
Saturn V |
Location |
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 39A |
Type |
Human Exploration |
Orbit |
Lunar Orbit (LO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#1175
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Location Launch
#9
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Pad Launch
#8
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Agency Launch
#105
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Orbital Launch
#8
Year 1971
Location Launch
#1
Year 1971
Pad Launch
#1
Year 1971
Agency Launch
#1
Year 1971
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Apollo 14 Moon Landing
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