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Apollo 12

Mission Number: AS-507 14-24 November 1969

Crew:
   
Charles Conrad, Jr. [3], Commander
    Richard F. Gordon, Jr. [2], CSM Pilot
    Alan L. Bean [1], LM Pilot

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.

 

Mission Photos from NASA
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Earth rising on the lunar horizon.

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Alan Bean taking a core sample.

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Surveyor III in it's crater.

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Two space craft on the surface. Surveyor III (foreground) and Apollo 12 (background).