When missions headed to the moon from 1969 to 1972, their vessels were packed with items for research, survival, safety, and emergency. Some of these items were meant to be left behind and some were to return to Earth. Last minute changes to these items were recorded in a second inventory. You'll help researchers better understand the details of the lunar missions with these Apollo 14 Revision Notices.
**NOTE** For obvious reasons the stowage lists had to be prepared several weeks in advance of the launch. Planning, however, went on up to the last minute. For most missions stowage list changes were reported in "Revision Notices" - lists amended just prior to launch. These lists contain "Change Date" and "Change Reason" fields, which should be transcribed using the same conventions as the stowage location field and the dates using the mm-dd-yyyy format, as described in the instructions.
When missions headed to the moon from 1969 to 1972, their vessels were packed with items for research, survival, safety, and emergency. Some of these items were meant to be left behind and some were to return to Earth. Last minute changes to these items were recorded in a second inventory. You'll help researchers better understand the details of the lunar missions with these Apollo 14 Revision Notices.
**NOTE** For obvious reasons the stowage lists had to be prepared several weeks in advance of the launch. Planning, however, went on up to the last minute. For most missions stowage list changes were reported in "Revision Notices" - lists amended just prior to launch. These lists contain "Change Date" and "Change Reason" fields, which should be transcribed using the same conventions as the stowage location field and the dates using the mm-dd-yyyy format, as described in the instructions.
Apollo 14 carried out the failed mission of Apollo 13. The landing site was "Fra Mauro," a broad hilly area near the lunar equator. Launched on January 31, 1971, Apollo 14 was an important precursor to the more sophisticated rover missions that would follow. A hand-pulled, wheeled cart allowed the astronauts to carry more geological tools. The first American in space, Alan Shepard, commanded the mission. He was the only Mercury astronaut to go to the Moon. He landed with Edgar Mitchell, while Stuart Roosa remained in orbit.
The mission was equipped with a wide variety of gear, provisions, tools and equipment. Some of the items were left on the lunar surface or discarded with spent portions of their spacecraft. Compare and explore the contents with the "As Flown" Stowage lists of Apollo 14. Some were returned in the command module and many form the basis of one of the largest collections of objects in the National Air and Space Museum collection. You can make a difference in what we understand about the missions by transcribing and reviewing these notices.