Saturn V | Apollo 14

Name: Saturn V | Apollo 14
Start: 1971-01-31T21:03:02.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Saturn V · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 107th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 1,179th orbital launch attempt

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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jan 31, 21:03 – Jan 31, 21:03 UTC

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Apollo 14

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.

Human Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)

Crew

Alan ShepardCommander · NASA
Edgar MitchellLunar Module Pilot · NASA
Stuart RoosaCommand Module Pilot · NASA

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NASA·Jul 7, 2026

Artemis II Crew and Apollo 14 Moon Tree

In this photograph, the Artemis II crew participates in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on June 25, 2026. This tree is a second-generation Apollo Moon tree of the loblolly pine species. The original Apollo Moon trees were grown from seeds carried aboard […]

Pad — Launch Complex 39A

222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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