Moon Mission: Apollo 14
Role: Command Module Pilot
Brief Bio: Stuart Allen Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, U.S. Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, born on August 16, 1933, in Durango, Colorado. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1960 and served as the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission.
Did you know: Stuart Roosa began his career as a smokejumper with the U.S. Forest Service, dropping into at least four active fires in Oregon and California during the 1953 fire season before becoming a NASA astronaut.
Afterward: After retiring from the Air Force and NASA in 1976, Roosa attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program and later founded Gulf Coast Coors in 1981, serving as its president until his death.
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