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Apollo 14
Astronaut Alan Shepard using MET during geological training in Mexico

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, takes a piece of equipment from the Modular Equipment Transporter (MET) during geological and lunar surface simulation training training in the Pinacate volcanic area of northwestern Sonora, Mexico. The MET has been nicknamed "Rickshaw" after its shape and method of propulsion.



Catalog Date: 13 February 1970
Film Type: 35mm
NASA image: S70-29540


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