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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicApollo 12, the second manned mission to the moon, was launched on November 14th, 1969. This documentary starts with a series of images from Surveyor 3 [which landed on the moon on April 19th, 1967] then gives highlights of the Apollo 12 mission as follows: launch footage [including lightning strike to rocket], in-flight footage, control room tracking of rocket, in-orbit shots of moon, moon approaching after LOI [Lunar Orbit Injection], astronauts enter lunar module, Intrepid module lands, astronauts walk on moon's surface, erection of Aslep seismology station, Intrepid rises towardsYankee Clipper orbiter, recovery of astronauts after splashdown, footage of moonrocks.
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