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Apollo 12
| Mission Number: AS-507 | 14-24 November 1969 |
Crew:
Backup Crew:
David
R. Scott, Commander
Alfred
M. Worden, CSM Pilot
James
B. Irwin, LM Pilot
Launch:
Pad: 39-A
Date: 14 November 1969
Time: 16:22:00 UTC
Lunar Landing:
Location: Ocean of Storms (Lunar 3.04° S, 23.42° W)
Touchdown: 19 November 06:54:35 UTC
EVA #1: 3 hours, 39 minutes
EVA #2: 3 hours, 48 minutes
Liftoff: 20 November 14:25:47 UTC
Landing:
Location: Pacific Ocean (15° 47' S, 165° 9' W)
Vessel: USS
Hornet (CVS-12)
Date: 24 November 1969
Time: 20:58:24 UTC
Mission Duration: 10
days, 4 hours, 36 minutes, 24 seconds
Surface Stay Time: 1 day, 7 hours, 31 minutes, 12 seconds
Apollo 12 survived two lightning strikes during launch ascent. Conrad and Bean retrieved parts of Surveyor 3. Lunar stay time was 31.5 hours, time in orbit was 89 hours completing 45 orbits. 75 lbs of material was gathered. Conrad and Bean performed 2 EVA's lasting a total of 7 hours, 27 minutes.
A loose camera struck Bean in the head during splashdown, causing a brief loss of conscienceness.
The Command and Service Module (CSM) was named Yankee Clipper, and the Lunar Module (LM) was named Intrepid.
The Apollo 12 command module is on display at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, VA.
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