It did not.
it wanted to
Apollo 14 was launched as Apollo 13 failed to land on the moon and do experiments. Apollo 14 astronauts did that job.
when it was ready.
They got back alive, with samples and photos and footage... Since that was what they were hoping for, why wouldn't it be called a success? Apollo 13 did not make a landing for obvious reasons, but they got back alive, a success in and of itself, under the circumstances.
Apollo 4 did not fail; it was the first unmanned test flight of the Apollo program and it was successful. Apollo 4 was launched on November 9, 1967, and it demonstrated the capabilities of the Saturn V rocket, the Command Module, and the reentry system.
6 Apollo 11 Apollo 12 Apollo 14 Apollo 15 Apollo 16 Apollo 17
The Apollo missions to land on the moon successfully were Apollo11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
Apollo 14 returned to Earth on February 9,1971.
The Apollo mission 14 launch date was January 31, 1971.
Apollo 14
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