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Sunday Dominion Post in Morgantown, West Virginia

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Sunday Dominion Post

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1971

Page

3

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.

Shepard Edgar D. Mitchell Moon Mitchell Fred W. Haise Mission Control Lunar America

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.

Shepard Mitchell Earth One Roosa Antares Kitty Hawk Cranter

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.

Mitchell Cone Crater Robin Brett Space Agency Eugene Simmons Manned Spacecraft Center Ground Control Antares Earth

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