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1971 in spaceflight
- Stuart RoosaStuart Allen Roosa was born on the 16th of August 1933 in Durango, Colorado. He grew up in Claremore, Oklahoma, where he attended Justus Grade School and…
- Apollo 14Apollo 14 launched from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, the 31st of January 1971, at 4:03:02 p.m. EST.
- Alan ShepardAlan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was born on the 18th of November 1923, at 64 East Derry Road in Derry, New Hampshire. His father worked in the Derry National Bank…
- Apollo Lunar ModuleIn July 1962, eleven firms were invited to submit proposals for the Lunar Excursion Module. Nine companies responded in September with a 60-page limited…
- David ScottDavid Randolph Scott was born on the 6th of June, 1932 at Randolph Field near San Antonio, Texas. His father Tom William Scott served as a fighter pilot in…
- Alfred WordenAlfred Merrill Worden was born on the 7th of February 1932 in Jackson, Michigan. He spent his early years living on a family farm outside that city.
- Edgar MitchellEdgar Dean Mitchell was born on the 17th of September 1930, in Hereford, Texas. His family moved to New Mexico during the Great Depression and settled near…
- Saturn VIn September 1945, German rocket technologist Wernher von Braun arrived in the United States under Operation Paperclip. This program authorized by President…
- Salyut programmeIn August 1969, engineers at OKB-1 began merging two distinct space station designs into a single project. Vladimir Chelomey's NPO Mashinostroyeniya had…
- James IrwinJames Benson Irwin was born on the 17th of March 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents were James William Irwin and Elsa Mathilda Irwin.
- Soyuz (rocket family)The first Soyuz launcher touched down in 1966 after a series of four failed test flights. This vehicle emerged from the R-7 Semyorka, which served as the…