When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by lightning— twice.
Five days after their Nov. 14, 1969, launch amid stormy skies, Apollo 12's Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed on the Moon in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms). Part of Apollo 12's mission was to ...
Today marks the anniversary of the Apollo 12 launch. What better way to celebrate than with historical women, some of whom made the launch happen? While we are familiar with Marie Curie and Joan of ...
Discover the stories of the 12 astronauts who walked on the Moon, from Neil Armstrong's first steps to the final mission of ...