LIFE - Apollo 14

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Apollo 14 lunar landing mission crew: Stuart A. Roosa, Alan B. Shepard, and Edgar D. Mitchell. Apollo 14, which launched January 31, 1971 and returned to Earth February 9, was the eighth manned NASA mission and the third to land on the moon.]]> 50589726 Tue, 01 Dec 1970 03:00:00 EST

Apollo 14 mission commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., America's "first man in space" 10 years before, smiles during Apollo 14 training, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.]]> 3172070 Wed, 21 Oct 1970 03:00:00 EDT

Apollo 14 mission commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., America's "first man in space" 10 years before, smiles during Apollo 14 training, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.]]> NASA 2010 gettyImages.com Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot http://www.life.com/image/3067695

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January 1971: Portrait of Apollo 14 mission commander Alan B. Shepard Jr., wearing a spacesuit, smiles during preparation activities for the liftoff to the moon, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)]]> 3232022 Fri, 01 Jan 1971 03:00:00 EST

Shepard and Mitchell practice moon landing procedures inside the module simulator.]]> 72404210 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 03:00:00 EST

Shepard and Mitchell practice moon landing procedures inside the module simulator.]]> NASA 2010 gettyImages.com Blast Off http://www.life.com/image/3347299

Anxious moments at mission control about 15 minutes after launch, January, 1971. ]]> 3347299 Mon, 18 Dec 1972 03:00:00 EST

Anxious moments at mission control about 15 minutes after launch, January, 1971. ]]> Central Press 2010 gettyImages.com Shepard on the Moon http://www.life.com/image/50698468

Alan Shepard walks on the moon's surface. The nine-day mission saw NASA's longest stay on the moon: 33 hours.]]> 50698468 Fri, 01 Jan 1971 03:00:00 EST

Alan Shepard walks on the moon's surface. The nine-day mission saw NASA's longest stay on the moon: 33 hours.]]> Time Life Pictures. 2010 gettyImages.com Shepard's Flag http://www.life.com/image/50700906

Alan Shepard plants an American flag on the moon's surface during the Apollo 14 mission.]]> 50700906 Fri, 01 Jan 1971 03:00:00 EST

Alan Shepard plants an American flag on the moon's surface during the Apollo 14 mission.]]> Time Life Pictures. 2010 gettyImages.com Tracks of Our Gears http://www.life.com/image/53365486

Tracks from the two-wheeled Modularizedd Equipment Transporter lead away from the lunar module on the moon's surface during the Apollo 14 mission.]]> 53365486 Fri, 01 Jan 1971 03:00:00 EST

Tracks from the two-wheeled Modularizedd Equipment Transporter lead away from the lunar module on the moon's surface during the Apollo 14 mission.]]> NASA 2010 gettyImages.com Another Giant Leap http://www.life.com/image/50539023

A souvenir poster of the Apollo 14 space flight at the Kennedy Space Center.]]> 50539023 Fri, 01 Jan 1971 03:00:00 EST

A souvenir poster of the Apollo 14 space flight at the Kennedy Space Center.]]> Ralph Morse. 2010 gettyImages.com Down To Earth http://www.life.com/image/3207469

Speaker of the House Carl Albert greets Apollo 14 astronauts Stuart Roosa (second from left) and Alan Shepard (second from right) while Rep. George P. Miller (left) and Rep. James G. Fulton (right) look on after the astronauts' arrival at the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February, 1971.]]> 3207469 Fri, 01 Jan 1971 03:00:00 EST