NASA Apollo 12 Mission Launch Countdown Relive History: An Apollo 12 Crew Tribute The Apollo 12 full mission begins with the countdown and eventual launch on November 14th, 1969 on the second lunar landing mission. Onboard are astronauts Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean. This video covers the last 3 hours of the countdown through to launch and orbit. The launch is infamous as the one that was struck by lightning, which caused electrical issues in the spacecraft but not to the Saturn V. Aud

The Apollo 12 mission almost didn’t make it into orbit. As the countdown reached zero, huge thunderclouds loomed overhead. The gigantic Saturn V rocket and its exhaust trail acted as a lightning rod: two lightning strikes shut down the fuel cells and knocked out the guidance system. All hope appeared lost… Find out what happened next in our latest video: https://youtu.be/1gNCT1lAlBw | Epic History TV

Buzz Aldrin recalls the Apollo 11 landing. https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2019/07/20/buzz-aldrin-apollo-11-interview/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2491461010&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainFB#6c21a6527251 | Forbes