Apollo 14 Landing
Walks on the Moon with Shepard during Apollo 14.
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Apollo 14 Landing
Pilots Antares to the most precise Apollo lunar landing achieved to that point.
Apollo 14 Landing Radar Signal Recovery
Helps restore a usable landing-radar signal by cycling the appropriate circuit breakers during Antares' powered descent toward Fra Mauro.
Apollo 14 Laser Ranging Retroreflector Deployment
Places the laser ranging retroreflector west of the ALSEP site so laser pulses from Earth can be reflected for precise lunar-distance measurements.
Apollo 14 Lunar Orbit
Pilots Kitty Hawk while Apollo 14 explores Fra Mauro.
Apollo 14 Lunar Orbit Plane Change
Performs a nineteen-second plane-change maneuver in Kitty Hawk to improve alignment for the later rendezvous with Antares.
Apollo 14 Lunar Surface Egress
Climbs down the Antares ladder several minutes after Shepard and joins him on the lunar surface at the Fra Mauro landing site.
Apollo 14 Modular Equipment Transporter Deployment
Removes and unfolds the two-wheeled Modular Equipment Transporter that will carry instruments, tools and samples during the lunar traverses.
Apollo 14 S-Band Antenna Setup
Sets up the S-band dish antenna near Antares to improve communications between the Fra Mauro surface crew and Earth.
Apollo 14 Solar Wind Experiment Deployment
Deploys the Solar Wind Composition foil experiment to collect particles from the solar wind for later return and laboratory analysis.
Apollo 14 Television Camera Setup
Removes the lunar television camera from Antares and places it on a tripod so Mission Control and viewers can follow surface operations.
Fra Mauro Landing
Pilots Antares to a precise landing in the Fra Mauro highlands.
Hycon Camera Operations
Attempts high-resolution lunar photography from Kitty Hawk while Shepard and Mitchell explore Fra Mauro.
Apollo 14 ALSEP Antenna Realignment
Returns to the ALSEP site near the end of the second excursion and adjusts its antenna to improve communications with Earth.
Apollo 14 Antares Jettison
Closes out the lunar module transfer operations before Antares is separated from Kitty Hawk for its planned disposal impact on the Moon.
Apollo 14 Antares Liftoff
Leaves the lunar surface with Shepard aboard Antares after completing the Fra Mauro exploration.
Apollo 14 Antares Liftoff
Commands Antares as its ascent stage leaves Fra Mauro to rendezvous with Kitty Hawk.
Apollo 14 Antares Redocking
Pilots Kitty Hawk during rendezvous and docking with Antares after the lunar surface mission.
Apollo 14 Big Bertha Sample Collection
Collects the approximately nine-kilogram breccia later nicknamed Big Bertha near the edge of Cone Crater during the second lunar excursion.
Apollo 14 Closest Approach to Cone Crater Rim
Reaches the crew's closest approach to the Cone Crater rim before time and consumable limits require the astronauts to begin their return.
Apollo 14 Cone Crater Traverse Navigation
Uses traverse maps while moving through heavily cratered and undulating terrain as the crew attempts to reach the rim of Cone Crater.
Apollo 14 Core Drill Sample Collection
Collects a core sample during the second lunar traverse to preserve material from below the immediate surface for later scientific examination.
Apollo 14 Docking Probe Return for Analysis
Transfers the docking probe into Kitty Hawk so engineers can examine it after the difficulties experienced during the initial mission docking.
Apollo 14 Golf Shots
Hits two golf balls on the lunar surface near the end of Apollo 14 surface operations.
Apollo 14 Kitty Hawk Inspection Rotation
Commands Kitty Hawk through a full pitch rotation during rendezvous so Shepard and Mitchell can inspect the command and service module before docking.
Apollo 14 Lunar Portable Magnetometer Measurement
Uses the Lunar Portable Magnetometer during the Cone Crater traverse to measure the weak magnetic field present at the Fra Mauro site.
Apollo 14 Lunar Sample Transfer to Kitty Hawk
Transfers rock boxes, sample containers and other mission material from Antares into Kitty Hawk after the lunar module rejoins the command module.
Apollo 14 MET Loading for Cone Crater Traverse
Loads photographic equipment, geological tools and sample bags onto the Modular Equipment Transporter before starting the second lunar traverse.
Apollo 14 Saddle Rock Sampling
Chips and documents a sample from Saddle Rock near the rim of Cone Crater during the mission's principal geological traverse.
Apollo 14 Second EVA
Explores toward Cone Crater with Shepard while collecting and documenting lunar samples.
Apollo 14 Second EVA
Explores toward Cone Crater with Mitchell during Apollo 14's second lunar excursion.
Apollo 14 Solar Wind Collector Retrieval
Rolls up the Solar Wind Composition foil after about twenty-one hours of exposure so the captured particles can be returned to Earth.
Apollo 14 Turtle Rock Sampling
Travels north of Antares near the end of the second excursion to collect material from the boulder formation nicknamed Turtle Rock.
Cone Crater Sampling
Collects rocks and soil near Cone Crater during Apollo 14’s second EVA.
Cone Crater Traverse
Travels with Mitchell toward Cone Crater while conducting geological observations and sample collection.
Apollo 14 Antares Seismic Impact
Observes mission operations as the discarded Antares ascent stage is deliberately sent into the Moon to create a seismic signal for surface instruments.
Apollo 14 Heat Flow and Convection Demonstration
Conducts a microgravity experiment examining heat transfer and convection in liquids and gases during the return journey from the Moon.
Aviation and Artillery Support
Commands US support elements connected with Operation Lam Son 719
Lam Son 719
Gives US air support for a south Vietnamese raid on the Ho Chi Minh trail
Lam Son 719 Policy
Backs the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos as part of Vietnamization
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