Stuart Allen Roosa, born August 16, 1933 in Durango, Colorado, was part of the Apollo 14 mission in early 1971. He was raised in Claremore, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University, as well as the University of Arizona, and the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was chosen as one of the 19 in the class of astronauts in 1966 and served as support to Apollo 9.
He took off in Apollo 14, January 31, 1971 and commanded the lunar orbiter, while Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell visited the moon. While in orbit, he conducted extensive experiments, including carrying seeds from a number of variety of trees. The seeds were germinated upon his return and planted around the world, becoming known as "Moon Trees".
Roosa died in 1994 in Washington, DC from pancreatitis and is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
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