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Apollo 12

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Apollo 12." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-12.

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Apollo 12. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-12

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@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-apollo-12,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Apollo 12},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-12},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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

Launch Date

1969-11-14 1

Outcome

Successful precision Moon landing near Surveyor 3; splashed down safely on November 24, 1969. 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationApollo 12 article, lead section

Quote, 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

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationApollo 12 article, infobox

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