APOLLO 14 LIFTS OFF FROM THE CAPE
Cape Kennedy, Florida (JFK+50) On January 31, 1971, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa lifted off on Apollo 14 from launchpad 39-A here at the Cape.
Apollo 14 was the first mission to land in the lunar highlands. There were two extra vehicle activities scheduled and "at the end of the second EVA, Alan Shepard hit two golf balls" on the surface of the moon. 96 pounds of lunar samples were also collected.
Apollo 14 safely splashed down on earth, February 6, 1971.
SOURCE
"Apollo 14 (AS-509)," The Apollo Program, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, www.airandspace.si.edu/
Apollo 14 Saturn V Climbs
January 31 1971
NASA Photo
