Curated playlist
1971 in spaceflight
- Stuart RoosaStuart Roosa orbited the Moon 34 times alone while two crewmates walked on it. He also carried tree seeds in his pocket.
- Apollo 14Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the Moon. He had smuggled a six iron club head aboard.
- Alan ShepardAn inner ear disease grounded astronaut Alan Shepard for years before he walked on the Moon.
- Apollo Lunar ModuleApollo 13's lunar module became a lifeboat for three astronauts. It was designed to support two men for 45 hours.
- David ScottDavid Scott dropped a hammer and a feather on the Moon. The Apollo 15 commander did it on live television.
- Alfred WordenIn 1971, Alfred Worden orbited the Moon alone, farther from any other person than anyone before.
- Edgar MitchellApollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell had a spiritual awakening on his way home from the Moon.
- Saturn VA Saturn V engine test shattered a bank window 15 miles away. The Moon rocket's roar carried across Mississippi.
- Salyut programmeOn the 19th of April 1971, the Soviet Union launched Salyut 1, the world's first crewed space station. Salyut is a Russian word that can mean either a salute or fireworks, and the name suited the occasion. But the festive label covered a…
- James IrwinAfter walking on the Moon, astronaut James Irwin spent years searching for Noah's Ark.
- Soyuz (rocket family)The Soyuz rocket family descends from the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile.