A Brief look at Apollo 12 With the forthcoming manned mission to the Moon in Artemis II, Mars Hill is looking at the previous manned missions which orbited and/or...

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TIL astronaut #PeteConrad had #dyslexia but got into Princeton and had a Navy ROTC scholarship, and though he was 5 ft 6 in, he was captain of the football team, which won their share of games. During #NASA astronaut training he hated the invasiveness and put his […]

We just need Pete Conrad and Christine Francis from For All Mankind to get hitched. #ForAllMankind #PeteConrad #StevenPritchard #ChristineFrancis #JessicaTuck

The #ModularEquipmentTransporter (MET) was a two-wheeled, hand-pulled vehicle that was used as an equipment hauling device on traverses across the lunar surface. Designed after #Apollo12 astronauts #PeteConrad and Alan Bean had difficulties lugging their equipment significant

The #ModularEquipmentTransporter (MET) was a two-wheeled, hand-pulled vehicle that was used as an equipment hauling device on traverses across the lunar surface. Designed after #Apollo12 astronauts #PeteConrad and Alan Bean had difficulties lugging their equipment significant

The #ModularEquipmentTransporter (MET) was a two-wheeled, hand-pulled vehicle that was used as an equipment hauling device on traverses across the lunar surface. Designed after #Apollo12 astronauts #PeteConrad and Alan Bean had difficulties lugging their equipment significant

The #ModularEquipmentTransporter (MET) was a two-wheeled, hand-pulled vehicle that was used as an equipment hauling device on traverses across the lunar surface. Designed after #Apollo12 astronauts #PeteConrad and Alan Bean had difficulties lugging their equipment significant

A digitally stitched panoramic view of the Apollo 12 lunar landing site. Astronaut Alan Bean is visible near the Lunar Module. The panorama extends to show the flat lunar terrain and a video camera in the distance. The bright light on the right is the Sun, and the dark area on the far right shows a lunar rock.

Astronomy Picture from 02/01/2004

An Apollo 12 Panorama

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040102.html


#Apollo12 #MoonLanding #SpaceExploration #NASA #LunarSurface #Astronomy #SpaceHistory #Science #History #1969 #PeteConrad #AlanBean #RichardGordon #Surveyor3

A black and white photo of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad interacting with the Surveyor 3 spacecraft on the Moon's surface. The lunar module is visible in the background. Conrad appears to be checking the stability of Surveyor 3. This image showcases a pivotal moment in space exploration.

Astronomy Picture from 22/10/2018

Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181022.html


#Apollo12 #MoonLanding #SpaceExploration #NASA #Surveyor3 #PeteConrad #AlanBean #LunarSurface #SpaceHistory #STEM #Astronauts #MoonRocks #SolarWind