Stuart Roosa

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. He was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. He was the third mission to land astronauts (Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell) on the Moon.

Stuart A. Roosa
Roosa in 1971
Born	(1933-08-16)August 16, 1933 Durango, Colorado, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1994(1994-12-12) (aged 61) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Nationality	American
Other names	Stuart Allen Roosa
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University of Arizona CU-Boulder, B.S. 1960
Awards
Space career
NASA astronaut
Previous occupation	Fighter pilot, test pilot
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	9d 00h 01m
Selection	1966 NASA Group 5
Missions	Apollo 14
Mission insignia
Retirement	February 1, 1976
Signature

While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa made 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.

Roosa died of pancreatitis in Falls Church, Virginia on December 12, 1994 at the age of 61.

Stuart Roosa Media

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  Roosa's graduating class at the Aerospace Research Pilot School. He is in the front row, fourth from the left. On his left side is Hank Hartsfield, with Al Worden (first from the right) and Charlie Duke (third from the left) above them.

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  Roosa undergoes final space suit check prior to liftoff of Apollo 14

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  Roosa's Tombstone in section 7A of Arlington National Cemetery