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In the Astronaut Office, it was his intellectual bent that set him apart from some of the other pilots, along with a certain hard edge.
May
15
May
08
50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #214 – Apollo 11 – The Climb to Orbit
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A Saturn V liftoff is spectacular, and the launch of Apollo 11 was no exception. But it didn’t give the audience any surprises. To the three Gemini-experienced pilots, who likened the sensation to the boost of a Titan II, it was a normal launch.
Launch of Apollo 11
Former Pres. Johnson & current VP Spiro T. Agnew watch the launch of Apollo 11
Apollo 11-The Rocket’s Red Glare
May
01
Space Rocket History #299 – Apollo 14 – Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa
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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
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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
