I recall that on 1 lunar landing, the module for automatic landing didn't work, and the astronaut had to land the lunar lander manually. I think it was Alan Shepherd on Apollo 14, but I can't find any info. Was it...

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joelwecksell

I recall that on 1 lunar landing, the module for automatic landing didn't work, and the astronaut had to land the lunar lander manually. I think it was Alan Shepherd on Apollo 14, but I can't find any info.

Was it Shepherd and can you provide me with a link to the story.

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coffeym

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Alan Shepard was in fact the Commander of Apollo 14.

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joelwecksell

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Yes, Shephard was the commander on Apollo 14. But, we he the one who landed "by stick" or was it another commander?

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