Apollo 14 Crew in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at John F. Kennedy Space Center

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Title

Apollo 14 Crew in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at John F. Kennedy Space Center

Alternative Title

Apollo 14 Crew in Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB)

Subject

John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Astronauts--United States
Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998
Roosa, Stuart A. (Stuart Allen), 1933-1994
Mitchell, Edgar de.

Description

The Apollo 14 crew (L-R Roosa, Shepard and Mitchell) suited up and walking to the astronaut transfer van at the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida, on launch day. Apollo 14 was the third mission to land men on the Moon. Photographed from left to right are Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa (1933-1994), Mission Commander Alan Shepard (1923-1998), and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell (1930-). These three astronauts conducted a ten-day mission that launched on January 31, 1971, from John F. Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, and landing in the Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971. The mission landed Shepard and Mitchell on the Moon, where they collected specimens, conducted, research and even hit a couple of golf balls using a special club that Shepard had stowed away.

Source

Original black and white photographic print, January 31, 1971: Space Walk of Fame Collection.

Date Created

1971-01-31

Contributor

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, January 31, 1971.

Is Part Of

Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

168 KB

Medium

1 black and white photographic print

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Manned Spacecraft Operations Building, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Florida Space Coast History Project and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

"APOLLO 14 (AS-509)." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Accessed July 7, 2015. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo14.cfm.

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Original Format

1 black and white photographic print

Citation

“Apollo 14 Crew in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at John F. Kennedy Space Center,” RICHES, accessed December 13, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6002.

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