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1969 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Apollo 12

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Apollo 12 was the second manned mission to the surface of the moon. The commander of the mission was Charles Conrad, Jr. , the Command Module Pilot was Richard Gordon, Jr. , and the Lunar Module Pilot was Alan Bean. The mission was launched on November 14th, 1969 and the Capsule safely splashed down in the ocean on November 24th, 1969

Overview

Date / time
November 14, 1969 at 04:22 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
Apollo 12
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Lunar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Saturn V →
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration →

Payloads deployed · 2

APOLLO 12 CM
Human Spaceflight
APOLLO 12 LM APS
Lunar