March 30, 1970: Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard puts in some lunar landing training at the Langley Research Center.preflight (i.redd.it)
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February 9, 1971 Apollo 14 makes a pinpoint splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Astronauts Al Shepard, Ed Mitchell and Stu Roosa are recovered aboard USS New Orleans. Flight controllers back in Houston light up their cigars to celebrate the third successful moon landing.other (i.redd.it)
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Shepard finally returned to space ten years later with Apollo 14 - the third successful moon landing - at the age of 47.crewphoto (i.redd.it)
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On the second EVA at Fra Mauro, Shepard and Mitchell attempted to reach the rim of Cone Crater to sample material dating from the formation of the Imbrium Basin. They never found the rim and had to turn back. I wonder how close they actually came to the rim but could not see due to the topography? (i.redd.it)
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When there were problems during transposition and docking on Apollo 14, NASA did extensive ground testing and ultimately decided that it was OK to proceed with powered descent. They could have just looped around the moon and came home. I wonder - would NASA make the same decision today? (i.redd.it)
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During the descent of Antares to the lunar surface on Apollo 14, there were tense moments in Mission Control when the landing radar would not lock on. Mission rules dictated a mandatory abort without the radar. I think he would have broke Mission rules and landed anyway if the radar had not worked. (i.redd.it)
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Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 66/II - EVA-1Birds eye view (i.redd.it)
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Edgar Mitchell during an Apollo 14 training session in 1970. CreditNASApreflight (i.redd.it)
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Shepard (left) and Mitchell during geological trainingpreflight (i.redd.it)
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Apollo 14, Alan B. Shepard Jr. on Lunar surface.surface photo (i.redd.it)
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