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Apollo 14 Antares Jettison

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1971

Edgar Mitchell6 February 1971

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Closes out the lunar module transfer operations before Antares is separated from Kitty Hawk for its planned disposal impact on the Moon.

Names involved

Edgar Mitchell

Provenance

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