Astronaut Alan Shepard Near Lunar Landing Training Vehicle Prior to Test

Astronaut standing next to training vehicle, smiling, on wet pavement, under a blue sky.
NASA/JSC
July 2, 2018
CreditNASA/JSC
Historical DateDecember 14, 1970
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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, stands near a Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) prior to a test flight at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, on Dec. 14, 1970. Shepard will be at the controls of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) when it lands on the moon in the highlands near Fra Mauro. Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, will remain with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit while astronauts Shepard and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descend in the LM to explore the moon.