Apollo 14
third Moon landing and eighth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
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Summary
Apollo 14 is a human spaceflight[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of human spaceflight entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,673 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4]
- Follows: Apollo 13[5]
- Followed by: Apollo 15[6]
- Manufacturer: North American Aviation[7], Grumman[8]
- Part of: Apollo space program[9]
- Commons category: Apollo 14[10]
- Space launch vehicle: Saturn V[11]
- Type of orbit: lunar orbit[12]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: January 31, 1971[13]
- UTC date of spacecraft landing: February 9, 1971[14]
- Significant event: rocket launch[15], splashdown[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Apollo 14[17]
- Commons gallery: Apollo 14[18]
- Crew members: Alan Shepard[19], Stuart Roosa[20], Edgar Mitchell[21]
- Location of landing: Fra Mauro[22], Pacific Ocean[23]
- Orbits completed: 34[24]
- Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A[25]
- Official name: Apollo 14[26]
- Vessel: Apollo 14 Command and Service Module[27], Antares[28]
- Duration: 777,718 seconds[29]
- Mass: 50404.1 kg[30], 5207.8 kg[31]
- Orbital period: 120 minutes[32]
- Apoapsis: 108.9 km[33]
- Periapsis: 16.9 km[34]
Why It Matters
Apollo 14 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]