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About Stuart Roosa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Roosa
Stuart Allen Roosa (August 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994) was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and 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 conducted 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.
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Stuart Roosa's Timeline
| 1933 |
August 16, 1933
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Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, United States
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| 1994 |
December 12, 1994
Age 61
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Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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December 15, 1994
Age 61
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Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
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