Stuart Roosa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Stuart A. Roosa
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Roosa in 1971
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| Born | August 16, 1933 Durango, Colorado, U.S.
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| Died | December 12, 1994 (aged 61) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
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| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Stuart Allen Roosa |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University of Arizona CU-Boulder, B.S. 1960 |
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Previous occupation
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Fighter pilot, test pilot |
| Rank |  Colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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9d 00h 01m |
| Selection | 1966 NASA Group 5 |
| Missions | Apollo 14 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | February 1, 1976 |
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Stuart Allen "Stu" Roosa (August 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994), (Col., USAF), was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. He was the third mission to land astronauts (Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell) on the Moon.
While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa made experiments from orbit in the Command Module Kitty Hawk.
He was one of 24 men to travel to the Moon, which he orbited 34 times.
Roosa died of pancreatitis in Falls Church, Virginia on December 12, 1994 at the age of 61.
Images for kids
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Roosa's graduating class at the Aerospace Research Pilot School. He is in the front row, fourth from the left. On his left side is Hank Hartsfield, with Al Worden (first from the right) and Charlie Duke (third from the left) above them.
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Roosa undergoes final space suit check prior to liftoff of Apollo 14
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Roosa's Tombstone in section 7A of Arlington National Cemetery
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