14 December, Sunday 2025, 09:18 AM
On , at precisely 2:58 p.m. CST, the Apollo 12 Command Module, named Yankee Clipper , slammed into the Earth's atmosphere and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, just south of American Samoa. On board were astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. , Alan L. Bean , and Richard F. Gordon Jr. .
On that exact day, one of the most successful chapters of human space exploration concluded as the Apollo 12 spacecraft safely returned to Earth. 🌊 The Perfect Splashdown: Apollo 12 Returns On , at precisely 2:58 p
While Richard Gordon remained in lunar orbit, Pete Conrad and Alan Bean guided their Lunar Module, Intrepid , down to the Ocean of Storms on November 19. , Alan L
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A quick-thinking flight controller named John Aaron famously called out a command to "Switch SCE to Aux." Astronaut Alan Bean knew exactly where that obscure switch was, flipped it, and restored the power. The mission was saved. 📍 Precision on the Moon