THE ACADEMY
FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
‘Apollo Missions: An Insiders View’
Week 6
Apollo 14, 15, 16, 17
Nov. 2, 2016
Todays Agenda
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Apollo 14
1) The Crew
2) The Mission Goal
3) The Experiments
Apollo 15
1) The Crew
2) The Mission Goal
3) The Experiments
Apollo 16
1) The Crew
2) The Mission Goal
3) The Experiments
Apollo 17
1) The Crew
2) The Mission Goal
3) The Experiments
Apollo Landing Sites
Apollo 14
Apollo 14
Ed Mitchell
Alan Shepard
Stew Roosa
Apollo 14 Prime Crew
Alan Bartlett Shepard
Born November 18, 1923, East Derry, New Hampshire.
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1944.
Chosen with the First group of astronauts in 1959
NASA Flights - Mercury-Redstone 3 (1961). Commander, Apollo 14 (1971)
Died July 21, 1998 of leukemia
Stuart Allen Roosa
Born August 15, 1933, Durango, Colorado
B.S. in aeronautical engineering, University of Colorado, 1960.
Chosen with the fifth group of astronauts in 1966
NASA Flights – Command Module Pilot Apollo 14
Roosa died on December 12, 1994 of complications from pancreatitis
Edgar Dean Mitchell
Born September 17, 1930, Hereford, Texas
B.S. in industrial management, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1952 - B.S. in Aeronautical
Engineering, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1961 - Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964.
Chosen with the fifth group of astronauts in 1966
NASA Flights - Lunar module pilot, Apollo 14 (1971).
Apollo 14 Backup Crew
Gene Cernan
Ron Evens
Joe Engle
Apollo 14 Support Crew
Vance Brand
Bill Pogue
Gordon Fullerton
Mission Objectives
The primary objectives were:
1) To perform Selenological Inspection, Survey, and Sampling
of Materials in a preselected Region of the Fra Mauro
formation;
2) To deploy and activate the Apollo Lunar Surface
Experiments Package;
3) To develop Human capability of working in the Lunar
Environment;
4) To obtain Photographs of Candidate Exploration Sites.
Changes for This Mission
• All of the Apollo 13 Engineering Changes were
Implemented
• Lunar Cart was used
• Increased Lunar Sampling Cargo
O2 Tank Changes
Previous block II vehicles
CSM-110 (Apollo 14) and
subsequent vehicles
Each tank contained two
destratification fans
Fans were deleted
Quantity gaging probe was made of
aluminum
Quantity gaging probe material was
changed to stainless steel
Heater consisted of two parallelconnected elements wound on a
stainless steel tube
Heater was changed to three parallelconnected elements with separate
control of one element
Filter was located in tank discharge
Filter was relocated to external line
Tank contained heater thermal
switches to prevent heater element
from overheating
Heater thermal switches were
removed
Fan motor wiring was Teflon-insulated
All wiring was magnesium oxideinsulated and sheathed with stainless
steel
Apollo Lunar Cart
EVA Path
Shepard On The Moon
Apollo 15
Apollo 15
Apollo 14 Prime Crew
David R. Scott
Born June 6, 1932, San Antonio, Texas
B.S., U.S. Military Academy, 1954. M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics, and an engineer of
aeronautics and astronautics degree, both from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962
Chosen with the third group of astronauts in 1963
NASA Flights – Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15
Alfred M. Worden
Born February 7, 1932, Jackson, Michigan
B.S., U.S. Military Academy, 1955. M.S. in Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering, and M.S. in
Instrumentation Engineering, both from the University of Michigan, 1963
Chosen with the fifth group of astronauts in 1966
NASA Flights - Apollo 15
James B. Irwin
Born on March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1951. M.S. in Aeronautical and Instrumentation Engineering, University of
Michigan, 1957
Chosen with the fifth group of astronauts in 1966
NASA Flights - Apollo 15
He died on August 8, 1991 of a heart attack
Apollo 15 Backup Crew
Dick Gordon
Vance Brand
Harrison Schmitt
Apollo 15 Support Crew
Gordon Fullerton
Joe Allen
Robert Parker
Mission Objectives
Primary Objectives:
1. To perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of
materials and surface features in a preselected area of the
Hadley-Apennine region;
2. To emplace and activate surface experiments;
3. To evaluate the capability of the Apollo equipment to provide
extended lunar surface stay time, increased extravehicular
operations, and surface mobility;
4. To conduct inflight experiments and photographic tasks from
lunar orbit.
Changes for This Mission
• Lunar Rover
• Extravehicular Mobility Unit
• More Experiments
Apollo Lunar Rover
EVA Path
Apollo 16
Apollo 16 Crew
T K Mattingly
John Young
Charlie Duke
Apollo 16 Prime Crew
John W. Young, Commander
Born on September 24, 1930, in San Francisco, California
Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology
(1952)
One the second group of astronauts in 1962
NASA Flights – Gemini 3, 10, Apollo 10, 16, Shuttle 1, 9
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly, II
Born March 17, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois
B. S. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Auburn University in 1958
Chosen with the fifth group of astronauts in 1966
NASA Flights - Apollo 16, Shuttle 4, 51C
Charles M. Duke, Jr.
Born October 3, 1935 in Charlotte, North Carolina
B. S. Degree in Naval Sciences from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1957 and a Master of Science degree
in Aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964
Chosen with the fifth group of astronauts in 1966
NASA Flights - Apollo 16
Apollo 16 Backup Crew
Fred Haise
Stuart Roosa
Edward Mitchel
Apollo 16 Support Crew
Anthony England
Hank Hartsfield
Bob Overmyer
Mission Objectives
Primary Objectives:
1. To perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of
materials and surface features in a preselected area of the
Hadley-Apennine region;
2. To emplace and activate surface experiments;
3. To evaluate the capability of the Apollo equipment to provide
extended lunar surface stay time, increased extravehicular
operations, and surface mobility;
4. To conduct inflight experiments and photographic tasks from
lunar orbit.
Changes for This Mission
• Lunar Rover
• Extravehicular Mobility Unit
• More Experiments
Apollo Lunar Rover
EVA Path
Apollo 17
Apollo 17 Crew
Apollo 17 Prime Crew
Eugene A. Cernan, Commander
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 14, 1934
B. S. Degree Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1956 and a Master of Science Degree in
Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California;
Selected one of the third group by NASA in October 1963
NASA Flights – Gemini IX. Apollo 10, Apollo 17
Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot
Born November 10, 1933, in St. Francis, Kansas
B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1956 and a Master of Science
Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1964.
Selected by NASA in the six group in April 1966
NASA Flights – Apollo 17
Died April 6, 1990, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of a heart attack
Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt
Born July 3, 1935, in Santa Rita, New Mexico
B. S. Degree in Science from the California Institute of Technology in 1957; studied at the University of
Oslo in Norway during 1957-1958; received Doctorate in Geology from Harvard University in 1964
Selected by NASA in the six group in April 1966
NASA Flights – Apollo 17
Apollo 17 Backup Crew
John Young
Stuart Roosa
Charles Duke
Apollo 16 Support Crew
Gordon Fullerton
Hank Hartsfield
Bob Overmyer
Mission Objectives
Primary Objectives:
1. To perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of
materials and surface features in a preselected area of the
Hadley-Apennine region;
2. To emplace and activate surface experiments;
3. To evaluate the capability of the Apollo equipment to provide
extended lunar surface stay time, increased extravehicular
operations, and surface mobility;
4. To conduct inflight experiments and photographic tasks from
lunar orbit.
Changes for This Mission
• Lunar Rover
• Extravehicular Mobility Unit
• More Experiments
Apollo Lunar Rover
EVA Path
Apollo 17