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55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon


In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L.

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