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Stuart Roosa
(1933–1994)
Military Officer
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Stuart Roosa was a military officer.
Quick Facts About Stuart Roosa
- Born
- August 16, 1933
- Died
- December 12, 1994
- Profession
- Military Officer
About Stuart Roosa
Stuart Allen Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and was the third mission to land astronauts on the Moon. While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa conducted experiments from orbit in the Command Module Kitty Hawk. He was one of the 24 Apollo astronauts who reached the Moon, which he orbited 34 times.
Biography source: Wikipedia
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