There were 3 Apollo 14 astronauts. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the moon and Stuart Roosa orbited it.
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The Apollo 14 mission in 1971 had three astronauts: Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa. Alan Shepard became the first American to walk on the Moon during this mission.
There were 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo program.
The number of astronauts varied in each Apollo mission. For Apollo 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, there were three astronauts. For Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17, there were four astronauts. Apollo 13 had initially planned for three astronauts, but one was replaced due to illness.
A total of 71 astronauts flew into space on Apollo missions. These astronauts were divided across the 17 Apollo missions that included manned flights.
Besides the Apollo 11 astronauts (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins), other astronauts who flew to the moon include those from the Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 missions. Some notable astronauts from these missions are Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, John Young, and Eugene Cernan.
There were three astronauts onboard Apollo 13: James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise.