Apollo 14 – Spaceflight Now

June 15, 2019

Breaking News

[ June 14, 2019 ] Proton rocket, Russian-German astronomy satellite arrive at launch pad Mission Reports
[ June 14, 2019 ] Bigelow announces plans for private astronaut flights to space station News
[ June 12, 2019 ] Three Canadian radar surveillance satellites ride SpaceX rocket into orbit Falcon 9
[ June 12, 2019 ] Timeline of the Falcon 9 rocket’s launch of the Radarsat Constellation Mission Falcon 9
[ June 12, 2019 ] Photos: Radarsat satellites encapsulated in Falcon 9 payload fairing Falcon 9

Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell dies at 85

February 7, 2016

Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, died Thursday night after a short illness, one day before the 45th anniversary of his landing in the hilly Fra Mauro region of the moon with crewmate Alan Shepard. He was 85.

OTD…Jan. 31 and Apollo 14

January 31, 2016

Today in 1971…The launch of Apollo 14 to Fra Mauro with Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell.