#stuart roosa

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Apollo 14 moon landing - February 1971.

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Have you heard of Moon Trees?

They are trees that grew from very special seeds: Stuart Roosa carried hundreds of them in his personal kit when he orbited the Moon in 1971 with the Apollo 14 mission. After returning back to Earth, the seeds were germinated and planted across the US and even across the world.

Learn more about the Moon Trees and where you can find them here:

You can also support the conservation of the trees and their descendants here:

Moon Tree Foundation

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A relaxed astronaut. Stuart Roosa takes a moment during preparations for Apollo 14, Jan 1971. Mr. Roosa flew ‘Kitty Hawk’, the Command Module for the mission & orbited the moon 34 times as crew mates Edgar Mitchell & Alan Shephard walked on the moon. Roosa was 1 of 19 astronauts chosen in Group 5 by NASA in 1966. Following A14, he served as backup Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16 & 17.

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Patches out for Apollo 14′s 50th....

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Ed, Al, and Stuart during their Saturn V rollout 47 years ago today

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February 9, 1971 -- A U.S. Navy helicopter scoops up Apollo 14 astronaut Stu Roosa after he splashed down in the Pacific Ocean along with crewmates Ed Mitchell and Alan Shepard. (NASA)

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Apollo 14 mission patch.

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Stand tall like a rocket. Apollo 14 astronauts Edgar Mitchell, Alan Shepard & Stuart Roosa stand with their ride parked behind them at Kennedy Space Center, Jan 1971. The 9-day mission was also the final 2-day/2 moonwalk flight or ‘H Mission’. A15-17 experienced moon landings consisting of 3 days & 3 EVAs. A14 also featured Shepard, the oldest human to have walked on the moon at 47 years, taking a couple of golf swings ⛳️ upon the lunar surface. While he & Mitchell explored the Fra Mauro highlands, Roosa orbited above & photographed the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module to help pick the landing site for Apollo 16 in 1972.