The crew of Apollo 12, NASA's second manned mission to the moon, from left, astronauts Charles 'Pete' Conrad Jr. (1930 - 1999), Richard Francis Gordon Jr., and Alan LaVern Bean, as they sit on ...

The Apollo 12 mission ended with a successful splashdown on Nov. 24, 1969. Here are the things people should know about Apollo 12. The crew could have been first ...

The Crew of Apollo 12. Pete Conrad. COMMANDER. Earned an engineering degree from Princeton. Served 10 years as a pilot and test pilot for the Navy before becoming an astronaut in 1962.

Better pack a sandwich like the Apollo 12 crew did. You're bound to get hungry going to the Moon. Better pack a sandwich like the Apollo 12 crew did. Search for: Science. Archaeology; ...

Apollo 13 Crew Overcame Incredible Obstacles 50 Years Ago: ... Apollo 13 followed Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 — both of which successfully saw men land on the moon in July and November of 1969.

Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee made up the first crew in the Apollo program. ... Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 all successfully completed moon landings.

I magine a rocket struck by lightning twice within a minute after launch, but the manned mission continued – to the moon, no less. On Nov. 14, 1969, 55 years ago today, the Apollo 12 mission ...

Apollo 13 crew members Jack Swigert, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise pose for a photo. ... Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969).

GM leased new 1969 Corvettes to the Apollo 12 crew for just $1 per year, with Apollo 12 crewmates Alan Bean, Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon ordering matching gold-painted vehicles with special ...

The crew of Apollo 12 and 36 other astronauts and their wives attended a “salute to the astronauts” dinner for 1,000 here yesterday sponsored by the Jewish National Fund.