Apollo 12, 35th Anniversary
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Rodney Dill | Friday, November 19, 2004 |
Apollo at 35: An Ocean Rendezvous(by DC Agle)
Thirty-five years ago this week, the sedentary, fine-grained powder located at 3.01239° S latitude, 23.42157° W longitude began to rise, billow and race off toward the horizon. Soon after — at 1:54:35 a.m. EST on Nov. 19, 1969 — the lunar module Intrepid landed, bringing two more humans to the surface of another world.
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad and lunar module pilot Alan Bean would be on the Moon for more than 31 hours, with crewmate Dick Gordon orbiting above in the command module Yankee Clipper.
A memory from my childhood that still captures my imagination.
About the Author: Rodney has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, back from when people knew what Hollerith cards were, and actually used the toggle switches on the front of computers. He is an IT Manager in the Motor City and working within the Automotive Industry. He has been blogging at OTB since November 2004.
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