St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: January 31, 2022

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01 February, 2022

9:32 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: January 31, 2022 On this date in 1971, Apollo 14 launched from Kennedy Space Center with a crew of Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell. Touchdown of the spacecraft occurred on February 5th, 1971. The crew performed 2 extravehicular activities (EVAs) during their time on the moon. After a total of 33 hours on the lunar surface, the astronauts began their journey home to Earth. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.