Events tagged with "bean"

Historical Events tagged with "bean"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Space Exploration

Apollo 12: Second Crewed Moon Landing Mission

November 14th, 1969 55 years ago

Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to land on the Moon, was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission aimed to explore and conduct experiments on the lunar surface, following the landmark Apollo 11 mission. The Saturn V rocket launched the spacecraft, carrying astronauts Charles 'Pete' Conrad, Alan L. Bean, and Richard F. Gordon. The crew successfully landed in the Ocean of Storms, focusing on deploying scientific instruments, including a more advanced lunar module.