Stuart Roosa

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Stuart Allen Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and was the third mission to land astronauts on the Moon. While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa conducted experiments from orbit in the Command Module Kitty Hawk. He was one of 24 men to travel to the Moon, which he orbited 34 times.

1933 — 1994  WikimediaWikidata
Stuart Allen Roosa; Stuart Allen Roosa, Stuart A. Roosa
aircraft pilot, military flight engineer, military officer, astronaut, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, International Space Hall of Fame, 

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  • Apollo 14
    third Moon landing and eighth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
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1933 — 1994 Stuart Roosa
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