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Stuart Roosa
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Stuart Roosa |
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Born on: |
16 Aug 1933 |
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Join NASA in: |
4 Apr 1966 |
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Current status: |
Died 12 Dec 1994 |
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Spaceflight |
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Date |
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Apollo 14 |
CMP |
31.01. - 09.02.1971 |
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Spaceflight experience: |
Stuart Roosa was one of the
19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He was a
member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 9
flight.
He completed his first space flight as command module
pilot on Apollo 14, January 31 - February 9, 1971. With
him on man's third lunar landing mission were Alan Shepard
(spacecraft commander) and Edgar Mitchell (lunar module
pilot).
Maneuvering their lunar module, "Antares," to a landing in
the hilly upland Fra Mauro region of the moon, Shepard and
Mitchell subsequently deployed and activated various
scientific equipment and experiments and proceeded to
collect almost 100 pounds of lunar samples for return to
earth. Throughout this 33-hour period of lunar surface
activities, Roosa remained in lunar orbit aboard the
command module, "Kittyhawk," to conduct a variety of
assigned photographic and visual observations. Apollo 14
achievements include: first use of the Mobile Equipment
Transporter (MET); largest payload placed in lunar orbit;
longest distance traversed on the lunar surface; largest
payload returned from the lunar surface; longest lunar
surface stay time (33 hours); longest lunar surface EVA (9
hours and 17 minutes); first use of shortened lunar orbit
rendezvous techniques; first use of color TV with a new
vidicon tube on lunar surface; the first extensive orbital
science period conducted during CSM solo operations.
In completing his first space flight, Roosa logged a total
of 216 hours and 42 minutes in space.
He served as backup command pilot for the Apollo 16 and 17
missions, and was assigned to the space shuttle program
until his retirement in 1976.
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