May 01

Space Rocket History #299 – Apollo 14 – Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa

Posted on May 1, 2019 by spac9750

As a Smoke Jumper, Roosa parachuted into at least four active fires in Oregon and California during the 1953 fire season.

Stuart Allen Roosa
Suiting up for Apollo 14
Roosa’s tombstone at Arlington

Apr 24

Space Rocket History #298 – Apollo 14 – Crew Selection

Posted on April 24, 2019 by spac9750

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There were some people who wondered why America’s first man in space Alan Shepard, at age forty-seven, having acquired fame, wealth, and status as an American hero, would risk his life to go to the moon.

Deke Slayton
George Mueller
Apollo 14 crew

Apr 17

Space Rocket History #297 – Apollo 14 – Introduction

Posted on April 17, 2019 by spac9750

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The Apollo 14 crew were constantly aware that if their mission failed—if they had to turn back—it was probably the end of the Apollo program.

Apollo 14 roll out
Fra Mauro Landing site
Central station of the Apollo lunar surface experiments package

Apr 10

Space Rocket History #296 – Space 1970 – Dongfanghong 1 & Zond 8

Posted on April 10, 2019 by spac9750

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With the successful launch of Dongfanghong I, China became the fifth country after the Soviet Union, United States, France, and Japan to independently launch a satellite.