Apollo 12
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Apollo 12 was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, la
Commander Pete Conrad studies the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, which had landed two years previously; the Apollo Lunar Module, Intrepid, can be seen at top right.
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Conrad and Bean rehearse their lunar surface activities before the mission.
Conrad and Bean in the LM simulator
Lunar Flag Assembly
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The Lunar Flag Assembly was a kit containing a flag of the United States designed to be erected on the Moon during the Apollo program. Six such flag assemblies were planted on the Moon. The nylon flag
Buzz Aldrin salutes the first American flag erected on the Moon, July 21, 1969 (photo by Neil Armstrong).
Richard Nixon during the 1969 inauguration
Apollo 12 flag with faulty latch mechanism
Cernan and Schmitt presenting the flag flown on Apollo 17 to Kranz