54 Years Of Apollo 14 Mission: Here Is All You Need To Know

The Apollo 14 mission returned to Earth from the Moon on February 9, 1971. The crew splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 765 nautical miles south of American Samoa.

The mission, Apollo 14 was launched on January 31, 1971

The crew landed on the Moon at Fra Mauro on February 5, 1971

Lunar Module Pilot Alan Shepard performed a stunt where he struck two golf balls using a 6-iron head attached to a rock sampling handle

After liftoff from the lunar surface and a successful docking, the spacecraft was flown back to Earth where the three astronauts splashed down safely

The crew returned to Earth after a flight of 9 days and 2 minutes

The crew spent 2.8 days in lunar orbit, circling the Moon 34 times