Apollo 14 (Antares)

  1971-008C

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Lunar Module 8 was the LM for the Apollo 14 mission. LM 8 was launched on 1971 Jan 31 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Kennedy.

LM 8 Flight 1: CSM 110, lunar orbit, to Fra Mauro Base

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LM 8 Crew

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• CDR Commander: Alan B Shepard, Capt USN

• LMP Lunar Module Pilot: Edgar D. Mitchell, Capt. USN

Antares was extracted from the S-IVB stage at 0250 on 1971 Feb 1 as part of the Apollo 14 assembly. Kitty Hawk towed Antares to lunar orbit, and on Feb 5 the crew entered. The first flight of Antares began at 0451 on 1971 Feb 5 when it undocked from the CSM into a 18 x 109 km lunar orbit.

Powered Descent Initiation with the DPS engine began at 0905, and Shepard flew Antares to a landing at Fra Mauro Base at 0917 on 1971 Feb 5. Shepard and Mitchell became the fifth and sixth humans on the Moon.

Operations At Fra Mauro Base

LEVA-1 began at 1442:14 on 1971 Feb 5. The LM hatch was opened at around 1500. The crew deployed the Apollo 14 ALSEP at 1751. Shepard spent 04h32m outside, Mitchell's time was 4h20m. The EVA ended at 1930:03 after 4h 48m.

LEVA-2 began at 0811:15 on 1971 Feb 6. The hatch was opened at around 0850. The crew, taking the Modular Equipment Transporter cart, made a traverse to the slopes of Cone Crater, but were unable to reach the rim. Shepard's time on the surface was 04h22m, Mitchell's was 04h05m. The EVA ended at 1245:54 after 04h34m. The hatch was opened again for about 5 minutes for the crew to dump equipment on the lunar surface.

LM 8 Flight 2: Fra Mauro Base to CSM 110, lunar orbit

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LM 8 Crew

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• CDR Commander: Alan B Shepard, Capt USN

• LMP Lunar Module Pilot: Edgar D. Mitchell, Capt. USN

Antares ignited its APS ascent engine at 1848 on 1971 Feb 6, lifting off from Fra Mauro Base and leaving behind the LM 8 DS as its launch pad. It entered a 17 x 97 km lunar orbit. The APS was used for a second burn at 1900, and then the RCS jets were brought into play to bring Antares in for a docking with Kitty Hawk at 2036. The crew brought their cargo of lunar rock back aboard the CM.

LM 8 Flight 3: From CSM 110, lunar orbit, to impact in Mare Insularum

The unpiloted LM 8 was undocked from Kitty Hawk at 2248 on 1971 Feb 6. Its RCS thrusters were used to kill its orbital velocity, and it crashed into the Mare Insularum at 0045 on Feb 7. The impact was detected by the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 ALSEP seismometers.

LM 8 Mission Log
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Jan 31	2103:02	Launch
1971 Feb 1	0250:27	Extracted from S-IVB-508 by CSM Kitty Hawk
1971 Feb 3-5		Checkout, crew entry
1971 Feb 5	0450:48	Undocked from CSM 110 Kitty Hawk into lunar orbit 18 x 109 km
1971 Feb 5	0905:28	PDI burn 764.6s
1971 Feb 5	0918:12	Landing at Fra Mauro Base, Luna
	1440	Begin depress
	1442:14	Depress LEVA-1
	1445	HO
	1448	Hatch fully open
	1450	CDR egress
	1453	CDR ejects jettison bag
	1454	CDR on surface
	1457	LMP egress
	1459	LMP on surface
	1500	MET release
	1516	SWC deploy
	1751	ALSEP deploy
	1919	LMP ingress
	1926	CDR ingress
	1927	HC
	1930:03	Repress 4:48
1971 Feb 6	0809	Begin depress
1971 Feb 6	0811:15	LEVA-2
	0815	HO
	0816	CDR egress
	0817	Jettison bag
	0820	CDR on surface
	0822	LMP egress
	1239	Ingress
	1241	? tank discarded
	1243	HC
	1245:54	Repress 4:34
1971 Feb 6	1322	ED depress
	1326	HO
	1327	Jettison PLSS and container
	1329?	HC
	1331	ED repress
1971 Feb 6	1848:41	Launch from Fra Mauro Base (AS only)
1971 Feb 6	1851:53	Lunar orbit insertion	17 x 97 km
1971 Feb 6	1859:51	12s APS adjust burn	17 x 114 x 168
1971 Feb 6	1933:53	TPI burn	66 x 115 x 168
1971 Feb 6	2016:31	TPF burn	108 x 134 x 168
1971 Feb 6	2035:53	Docked with CSM 110
	2056?	HO to CSM
1971 Feb 6		Crew and cargo transfer to CSM 110
	2230?	HC to CSM
1971 Feb 6	2248:00	Undocked from CSM 110
1971 Feb 7	0017:19	RCS deorbit burn
	0018:35	RCS DO CO	-115 x 105 km
1971 Feb 7	0045:25	Lunar impact 3.50S, 19.27W