Apollo 12 Survived Two Lightning Strikes, Original Audio Over CGI Video Shows the Turmoil. Published: 17 Jan 2022, 13:35 UTC • By: Daniel Patrascu. 7 photos. Photo: Hazegrayart.

The lightning strike was far from the most exciting moment on Apollo 12’s mission. It was both an interesting and entertaining flight, and you can relive it in real time (plus 45 years)!

I magine a rocket struck by lightning twice within a minute after launch, but the manned mission continued – to the moon, no less. On Nov. 14, 1969, 55 years ago today, the Apollo 12 mission ...

On Nov. 14, 2969, NASA's Apollo 12 mission launched for the moon — and got struck twice by lightning just seconds after the rocket lifted off.

The power in the command module had completely failed, overloaded by the two lightning strikes. Battery backups had come online, but would only last for a couple hours. ... "Apollo 12, Houston, try ...

There was a lot we didn’t get to see when Apollo 12 blasted 50 years ago today on humans’ second trip to the moon’s surface. First was the liftoff. When astronauts Pete Conrad, Ri… ...

Fifty years ago, two bolts of lightning struck Apollo 12 seconds after launch, but quick thinking saved the mission from failure Fifty years ago today, on November 14, 1969, Apollo 12 blasted off ...

A look back at Apollo 12, ... The Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 12 crew was struck by lightning twice, ... A second strike at 52 seconds knocked out the "8-ball" attitude indicator.

Apollo 12 was the second crewed mission to land on the moon. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 1969, a little less than four months after two members of the Apollo 11 crew became the first people ...