Stuart Roosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stuart Roosa

American astronaut

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1933

Place of Birth: Durango, Colorado, United States

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1994

Profession: astronaut, military officer, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Stuart Allen "Stu" Roosa (August 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994), Col., USAF, was an American aeronautical engineer, 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.