https://xcdr.tv/videos/watch/59de0984-cec7-4047-8551-1e5209850e61 Apollo 12 launched from Cape Kennedy on Nov. 14, 1969, into a cloudy, rain-swept sky. Launch controllers lost telemetry contact at 36 seconds, and again at 52 seconds, when the Saturn V launch vehicle was struck by lightning. In addition to continuing Apollo's lunar exploration tasks, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon deployed the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, a set of investigations left on the Moon's surface to gather data. This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_1114_Apollo%2012%20-%20The%20Pinpoint%20Mission Video Producer: Sonnet Apple Music: Universal Production Music Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:48:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://xcdr.tv https://xcdr.tv/lazy-static/avatars/d7ff3488-9036-438f-95d1-547afee4fcf4.png https://xcdr.tv/videos/watch/59de0984-cec7-4047-8551-1e5209850e61 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://xcdr.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.