National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Stuart Roosa

United States of America

Stuart Roosa
Deceased

Biography

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Stuart Allen "Stu" Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971 and was the third mission to land astronauts (Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell) on the Moon. While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa conducted experiments from orbit in the Command Module Kitty Hawk. He was one of 24 people to travel to the Moon.

Type

Government

Age

61

Date of Birth

August 16, 1933

First Flight

January 31, 1971

Last Flight

January 31, 1971

Career Stats

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Flights

1

Landings

0

Spacewalks

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