meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Space Rocket History Podcast

Space Rocket History #299 – Apollo 14 – Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

4.9769 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As a Smoke Jumper, Roosa parachuted into at least four active fires in Oregon and California during the 1953 fire season.

The post Space Rocket History #299 – Apollo 14 – Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa first appeared on Space Rocket History Podcast.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy,

0:08.3

but because they are hard.

0:09.8

Godspeed, John Glenn.

0:12.1

Roger, zero G, and I feel fine.

0:15.0

And I feel out.

0:16.3

Okay, I'm out.

0:17.6

How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?

0:21.6

At last, huh?

0:22.6

In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it.

0:26.6

Lift-off.

0:27.6

We have a lift-off.

0:28.6

32 minutes past the hour.

0:30.6

Lift-off on Apollo 11.

0:32.6

Listen, tanguality base here.

0:35.6

The Eagle has landed.

0:40.4

That's one small step for man.

0:44.4

One giant leap for mankind.

0:51.7

Hello and welcome.

1:10.8

This is Michael Annis, and you're listening to Episode 299 of the Space Rocket History podcast. And now, Apollo 14, command module pilot Stuart Russo. With crew selection complete, it's now time to meet the flight crew of Apollo 14th.

1:15.3

We will begin with the fascinating life of the command module pilot.

1:23.2

Stuart Allen Russo was born on August 16, 1933 in Durango, Colorado,

1:27.6

two parents, Dewey Russasa and Lorraine Rusa.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Michael Annis, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Michael Annis and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.