APOLLO 14 ( AS-509 )

Apollo 14 insignia

Apollo 14 prime crew

Edgar D. Mitchell(LMP), Alan B. Shepard, Jr.(CDP), Stuart A. Roosa(CMP), (Left to right)

Mission Status

Spacecraft
Launch date	31. Jan. 1971 21:03:02 UTC(16:03:02 EST)
Mission Designation	AS-509 / SA-509
Launch Pad	PAD 39A
CSM	CSM-110 (Kitty Hawk)
LM	LM-8 (Antares)
Launch vehcle
Type	Saturn V
First Stage	S-IC-9
Second Stage	S-II-9
Third stage	S-IVB-509
Instrument Unit(IU)	S-IU-509
Prime crew
Commander Pilot:CDP	Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
CM Pilot:CMP	Stuart A. Roosa
LM Pilot:LMP	Edgar D. Mitchell
Backup crew
Commander Pilot:CDP	Eugiene A. Cernan
CM Pilot:CMP	Ronald E. Evans
LM Pilot:LMP	Joe Henry Engle
Mission Objective
Perform selenological inspection, survey and sampling of materials in a preselected region of the Fra Mauro formation. Deploy and activate an Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). Obtain photographs of candidate exploration sites.
Mission Result
After a delay of 40 minutes, 2 seconds due to clouds and rain, Apollo 14 was launched. An early first mid-course correction was made to make up for the launch delay so the spacecraft would arrive at the Moon on schedule. When the CSM separated from the S-IVB stage and dock to the LM, five attempts were made. The sixth attempt was successful and no further problems with the docking mechanism occurred. The astronauts made two moonwalk EVA's totaling 9 hours, 23 minutes, during which the Apollo lunar surface experiments package (ALSEP) was placed on the surface of the moon, 42.9 kg of lunar samples were acquired, and photographs were taken. At the end of the second EVA Shepard hit two golf balls with the contingency sample return tool handle with the six iron golf club head.
Parameters
Launch weight	2,912,335(kg)
Lunar orbits	34
Duration	216:01:57(9days and 1hours)
Landing Location	Fra Mauro 3.65 degrees South, 17.48 degrees West
Splashed down	09.Feb.1971 21:05:00 UT (16:05:00 EST)
Splashdown point	Pacific Ocean:27 deg 1 min S, 172 deg 39 min W: 765 nautical miles south of American Samoa
Recovery ship	U.S.S New Orleans