Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Apollo 14 Crew Receive Greetings Inside the Mobile Quarantine Facility
Full Description:
Apollo 14 astronauts listen to official greetings from the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the USS New Orleans following their safe return from the third manned lunar landing mission. Pictured (from left to right) are Stuart A. Roosa, Command Module pilot ; Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Mission commander; and Edgar D. Mitchell, Lunar Module pilot. The Apollo 14 crew launched from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on January 31, 1971 and safely returned to Earth on February 9, 1971. It was the first manned landing in exploration of the lunar highlands, and it demonstrated pinpoint landing capability. The major goal of Apollo 14 was the scientific exploration of the Moon in the foothills of the rugged Fra Mauro region. The extravehicular activity (EVA) of astronauts Shepard and Mitchell included setting up an automated scientific laboratory called Apollo Lunar Scientific Experiments Package (ALSEP), and collecting a total of about 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of Moon rock and soil for a geological investigation back on the Earth.
Date of Image:
1971-02-08
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
Shepard
term:
Mobile Quarantine Facility
term:
Apollo 14
term:
Roosa
term:
Mitchell
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 14
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
January 31, 1971
facet_when:
February 9, 1971
facet_when_year:
1971
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9309294
NIX #:
MSFC-9309294
MSFC Negative Number:
9309294
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9309294
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