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A white rocket lifts off from a launchpad, contrasting against the dark blue sky. A column of flames casts a bright light on the bottom of the image, highlighting white vapor spreading outward. An orange gantry is visible behind the rocket.

55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Launches

The 363-feet tall Apollo 12 space vehicle launches from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:22 a.m. EST, Nov. 14, 1969. Aboard the Apollo 12 spacecraft were astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander; Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot. Apollo 12 was the United States' second lunar landing mission.

Image Credit: NASA

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TakenNovember 14, 1969
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