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Apollo 14 S-IVB Lunar Impact Monitoring

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

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1971

Gerald Griffin4 February 1971

Houston · Science / Astronomy

Monitors Mission Control as Apollo 14's spent Saturn V third stage strikes the Moon and produces seismic signals detected by Apollo instruments.

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Gerald Griffin

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