396 a
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The Ocean of Storms landing site with the location of the traverses and panoramas

Apollo 12, 1970

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-70- 21301” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

396 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

EVA 2 traverse on the lunar surface

Apollo 12, 1969

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC caption on the verso

396 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The Saturn V rocket on pad at night

Apollo 12, October 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-69- 56597” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

396 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean suiting up for launch

Apollo 12, November 14, 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-69-58880” in red in top margin

396 e
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The astronauts’ departure for the Moon

Apollo 12, November 14, 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 21.7 x 27.8cm, with “D4C 70803”, “16 DEC 1969” and “McDonnell Douglas” stamps as well as “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso

396 f
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Liftoff, contrast between Nature and the Space Age

Apollo 12, November 14, 1969, 000:00:01 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso

396 g
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Automatic sequence of the Saturn V lifting off in a rain storm

Apollo 12, November 14, 1969, 000:00:01 GET

Three vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC captions on the versos

396 h
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The Launch Control Center after the Saturn V rocket second stage’s ignition, Kennedy Space Center

Apollo 12, November 14, 1969, 000:02:54 GET

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC caption on the verso
21.7 x 27.8cm

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396 a
A photographic map prepared after the mission from a detail of a lunar orbiter high resolution photograph of the Ocean of Storms taken in 1966-67.

396 b
The traverse overlay (prepared after the mission from a detail of a lunar orbiter high resolution photograph of the Ocean of Storms taken in 1966- 67) indicates the different craters, stations and features which the astronauts visited on the lunar surface.

396 c
A beautiful nighttime, ground-level view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) showing the Apollo 12 (Spacecraft 108/Lunar Module 6/Saturn 507) space vehicle, during the terminal phase of a Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT).

396 d
The photograph was taken in the Kennedy Space Center’s Manned Spacecraft Operations building during the prelaunch countdown.

After the mission, Alan Bean would become the only artist among the Apollo astronauts, painting lunar scenes describing the moonwalkers’ experiences.

396 e
“The three Apollo 12 crew men leave the Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) during the Apollo 12 prelaunch countdown. Leading is Charles Conrad Jr., Commander; followed by Richard F. Gordon Jr., Command Module Pilot; and Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module Pilot. They rode a special transport van over the Pad A, Launch Complex 39, where their spacecraft awaited” (original caption for the photograph).

396 f
“Wildlife at the Kennedy Space Center presents a contrast between Nature and the Space Age as the Saturn V space vehicle carrying the astronauts lifts off at complex 39A” (NASA caption).

396 g
A remote camera located at the 360-foot level of the mobile launcher recorded these impressive views.
The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo 12 (Spacecraft 108/ Lunar Module 6/Saturn 507) space vehicle was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 11:22 a.m. (EST), Nov. 14, 1969.

“Apollo 12 lifted off in a rainstorm. Half a minute later, the ascending spacecraft was struck by lightning, knocking out the Command Module’s electrical system” (Chaikin, Voices, p.23).383

396 h
When this view of Firing Room 2 at the Launch Control Center was taken, the Apollo 12 spacecraft was at an altitude of more than 229,000 feet and more than 50 miles downrange.