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Apollo 12: Astronaut Alan Bean was struck above the right eyebrow by a 16mm movie camera when the spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. The camera broke free from its storage place. Bean suffered a concussion, [45] and a 1.25 cm cut above the eyebrow that required stitches. [46] Premature engine shutdown 11 April 1970: Apollo 13
The lunar module that flew them there was known as Virgo II and the date they landed on the Moon was July 16, 1969 (the same day Apollo 11 was launched in real life). The exhibit at the museum displays a replica of Virgo II which does not resemble the Apollo LM used in Apollo 11; instead it appears similar to the LK lunar module that was tested ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Second crewed Moon landing Apollo 12 Commander Pete Conrad studies the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, which had landed two years previously; the Apollo Lunar Module, Intrepid, can be seen at top right. Mission type Crewed lunar landing (H) Operator NASA COSPAR ID CSM: 1969-099A LM: 1969-099C ...
Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module ...
Robert John Burke as William Anders, Apollo 8 crew member, episode 4. Dave Foley as Alan Bean, Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 12 in episode 7. [1] Daniel Hugh Kelly as Eugene Cernan, Gemini veteran and lunar module pilot of Apollo 10 in episode 5, backup commander of Apollo 14 in episode 9, and commander of Apollo 17 in episode 12, "Le Voyage ...
Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.
John W. Aaron (born 1943) is a former NASA engineer and was a flight controller during the Apollo program.He is widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 mission when it was struck by lightning soon after launch, and also played an important role during the Apollo 13 crisis.
Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. Conrad was selected for NASA's second astronaut class in 1962. Conrad was born in Philadelphia ...