Apollo 12
Crew:
Charles Conrad [3], Commander
Richard Gordon [2], CSM Pilot
Alan Bean [1], LM Pilot
Backup Crew:
David Scott, Commander
Alfred Worden, CSM Pilot
James Irwin, LM Pilot
Launch:
Location: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Pad: 39-A
Date: 14 November 1969
Time: 16:22:00 UTC
Flight:
Mission Duration: 10 days, 4 hours, 36 minutes, 24 seconds
Lunar Landing:
Location: Ocean of Storms (Lunar 3.04° S, 23.42° W)
Touchdown: 19 November 1969 06:54:35 UTC
EVA#1: 3 hours, 56 minutes
EVA#2: 3 hours, 49 minutes
Liftoff: 20 November 1969 14:25:47 UTC
Surface Stay Time: 1 days, 7 hours, 31 minutes, 12 seconds
Landing:
Date: 24 November 1969
Time: 20:58:24 UTC
Recovery:
Location: Pacific Ocean (15° 47' S, 165° 9' W)
Vessel: USS Hornet (CVS-12)
Apollo 12 survived two lightning strikes during launch ascent. The second strike caused all power in the command module to short out. A quick thinking specialist on the ground suggested a switch to auxiliary mode. It worked, and the mission was saved. 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 consciousness.
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.
Launch was by Saturn V.
 Earth rising on the lunar horizon. |
 Alan Bean taking a core sample. |
 Surveyor III in its crater. |
 Two space craft on the surface. Surveyor III (foreground) and Apollo 12 (background). |
Crew
Archived NASA page for Apollo 12
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