Astronaut Shepard Hosts Moon Golf Exhibition
Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard stages a secret golf demo on the moon during the second moonwalk. Wearing a moon suit and using a special six iron and heat resistant balls, he fouls a first swing then sinks a Mulligan, joking about dirt and distance while Edgar Mitchell and mission control watch from 238,000 miles away.
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Docking Success Highlights Apollo Moon Mission
The docking performed despite unorthodox steps and a near spacewalk return. Shepard and Mitchell collected 109 pounds of rocks and tested a $25 million science station while broadcasting color footage to Earth. They failed to summit Cone Cranter but still achieved significant rock samples and mission mixed results.
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Moonwalkers Pit Cone Crater Sample Dry Run Near Fra Mauro
Astronauts Mitchell and Shepard on Apollo 14 faced a tough climb amid brownish gray boulders near Cone Crater missing a successful ascent. Mitchell discusses difficulties while collecting albino rock samples for scientific study as Dr. Brett and Dr. Simmons call the mission a success.
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