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Nov. 19, 1969: Apollo 12 lands on the Moon

Five days after their Nov. 14, 1969, launch amid stormy skies, Apollo 12's Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed on the Moon in ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 12’s Pinpoint Landing Captured A Moment of Precision and Partnership on the Moon

Good landing, Pete! Outstanding, man! Beautiful!” With those words, Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean congratulated Apollo 12 Commander Pete Conrad moments after one of the most precise landings in the ...
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Apollo 12: 50 years later

The overcast sky above Kennedy Space Center on November 14, 1969, seemed more of a nuisance than a threat. No clouds were going to stop NASA from launching Apollo 12 on the second manned mission to ...
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Second to None: The Crew of Apollo 12

One of the most colorful crews of the Apollo program, Pete Conrad, Alan Bean and Dick Gordon made up the crew of Apollo 12. This was the second mission to land on the moon only 4 months after Apollo ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Lightning Strike That Nearly Ended the Apollo 12 Mission in 1969

On this day in 1969, Apollo 12—the second crewed mission to land on the Moon—launched from Cape Kennedy on a mission that almost ended before it truly began.