Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was the second crewed Moon landing, in November 1969. Conrad, Gordon and Bean landed within walking distance of the Surveyor 3 probe and returned parts of it to Earth.
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living encyclopedia entrypollo 12 launched on 14 November 1969 into a storm — lightning struck the rocket twice, briefly knocking out onboard systems. A cool-headed call from Mission Control saved the flight, and Pete Conrad became the third man on the Moon.
A veteran of Gemini 5 and 11 and a seasoned naval aviator. The third man on the Moon; at 168 cm and full of humour, he became one of the program’s most beloved figures.
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Remained alone in lunar orbit aboard Yankee Clipper, circling the Moon about 45 times while his crewmates worked on the surface. A veteran of Gemini 11.
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The fourth man on the Moon. After leaving NASA he became a painter devoted entirely to lunar landscapes and the Apollo expeditions.
open person →The goal was pinpoint navigation: the module Intrepid touched down just 160 metres from Surveyor 3, which had stood on the Moon since 1967. The crew removed its camera and other parts so scientists could study how two and a half years of space exposure affected the materials.
Apollo 12 lifted off on 14 November 1969 at 16:22 UTC from Pad 39A in rainy weather. Thirty-six seconds after launch — and again…
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After reaching Earth orbit and confirming the lightning had done no lasting harm, the third stage fired and sent Apollo 12 toward…
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Conrad and Bean descended in Intrepid toward the surface of the Ocean of Storms. When Conrad took manual control, he saw exactly…
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Over two moonwalks, Conrad and Bean spent more than seven hours on the surface. They raised the flag, deployed the ALSEP science…
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Intrepid’s ascent stage carried Conrad and Bean back into orbit, where they rejoined Gordon. The empty module was then…
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MISSION IN NUMBERS
LUNAR MODULE INTREPID
- Lightning struck the rocket twice just after launch — a single call from Mission Control, “SCE to AUX”, saved the mission.
- Intrepid landed just about 160 m from the Surveyor 3 probe — the most precise landing of the entire Apollo program.
- The crew brought parts of Surveyor 3 (its camera) back to Earth — scientists studied them after two and a half years on the Moon.
- Alan Bean accidentally pointed the colour TV camera at the Sun and destroyed it for good — the broadcast from the surface ended.
- Pete Conrad, the shortest of the astronauts, joked as he stepped down: “Whoopie! ... a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.” — winning a bet in the process.
- After departure Intrepid’s ascent stage was deliberately crashed into the Moon — its impact set the Moon ringing for over an hour.
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OČITÉ SVĚDECTVÍ„Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.