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Here’s a look at the Apollo 14 lunar mission on its 50th anniversary [The Orange County Register]
Jan. 30 50 years ago this month Apollo 14 blasted off from Cape Canaveral. The mission was delayed for four months after the Apollo 13 mission astronauts did not land on the moon.
APOLLO 14 highlights
The crew was Alan B. Shepard Jr., Commander, Edgar D. Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot and Stuart A. Roosa, Command Module Pilot. It was the third manned lunar landing mission. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center at 1:03:22 PST on Jan. 31, 1971. Shepard Jr. was the oldest U.S. astronaut (48) when he commanded the mission.