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Apollo 12

Crewed Lunar Program Missions

Apollo 12, launched by NASA on November 14, 1969, was the sixth crewed flight in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. Commanded by Charles Pete Conrad with Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon and Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean, the crew achieved a precision landing in the Ocean of Storms within walking distance of the robotic Surveyor 3 probe, which had landed there in April 1967, before splashing down safely on November 24, 1969.

Facts
Mission Type
Crewed lunar landing (H) 1
Launch Date
1969-11-14 2
End Date
1969-11-24 1
Outcome
Successful precision Moon landing near Surveyor 3; splashed down safely on November 24, 1969. 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Lunar Landing 1
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Mission 1
Connections

Crewed By

Alan Bean, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Pete Conrad, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Richard Gordon, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Sources
1. Apollo 12 (Wikipedia)
  • infobox, Mission type field
    Crewed lunar landing (H)
  • infobox, End of mission, Landing date field
    November 24, 1969
  • Apollo 12 article, lead section
    Conrad and Bean achieved a precise landing at their expected location within walking distance of the Surveyor 3 robotic probe
  • Apollo 12 article, infobox
  • Part Of: Apollo Program, Lead section
    Apollo 12 (November 14-24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon.
  • In Group: Apollo Program Missions, Lead sentence
    Apollo 12 (November 14-24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon.
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operated By: NASA, Apollo 12
    Operator: NASA
  • Crewed By: Pete Conrad, Apollo 12
    Members: Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan L. Bean
  • Crewed By: Richard Gordon, Apollo 12
    Members: Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan L. Bean
  • Crewed By: Alan Bean, Apollo 12
    Members: Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan L. Bean
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