Astronaut
Stuart Roosa
Apollo 14 command module pilot who carried hundreds of tree seeds to lunar orbit, planted afterwards as Moon Trees.
Stuart Allen Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and was the third mission to land astronauts on the Moon. While Shepard and Mitchell spent two days on the lunar surface, Roosa conducted experiments from orbit in the Command Module Kitty Hawk. He was one of the 24 Apollo astronauts who reached the Moon, which he orbited 34 times.
- Born
- 1933-08-16, Durango, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1994-12-12, Falls Church, USAA Monday, aged 61
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1933-08-16, Durango, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 23°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 4°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 24°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 23°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 12°13′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 27°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 23°49′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1994-12-12, Falls Church, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 20°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 22°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 19°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 8°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 0°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 0°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 6°38′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 24°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 28°50′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Stuart Roosa was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
