Apollo 12: Landing and Rendezvous at the Ocean of Storms
“Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.”- Astronaut Pete Conrad, the third human to walk on the Moon.
Apollo 12 launched on November 14th, 1969, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. After an electrifying launch, read about that here (scroll down to the “Apollo 50th” section), the crew were on their way to the Moon.
Intrepid touched down on the Moon on the morning of November 19th, 1969. Pete Conrad is pictured here as he exited the Lunar Module Intrepid later that day. Alan Bean made sure to capture the moment, telling Conrad, “Okay, wait. Let me get the old camera on you, babe.”
Conrad and Bean performed two lunar EVAs during their stay on the Moon. During the first EVA, they collected a contingency sample from the lunar surface, deployed a television camera, deployed experiments, and planted the American Flag.
After a busy first spacewalk, it was time to get a bit of sleep in the Lunar Module before their second EVA.
Conrad and Bean started their second EVA on November 20th, 1969. They made history that day when they…
