Eager to meet its departure window, NASA decided to launch Apollo 12 anyway. Apollo 12 launch Sure enough, the ionized exhaust plume turned the Saturn V rocket into an enormous lighting rod.

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At 3:58pm (EST), 55 years ago on November 24, 1969, Apollo 12 completed its 10-day “Pinpoint Mission” with one more precise action, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean about 3 miles from its target ...

Early morning launch window! Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch should be visible in the Volusia County sky ...

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is getting a new attraction which explores launch pads and wildlife on Merritt Island.

On Dec. 12, 1967, NASA launched the Pioneer 8 spacecraft ... or high-energy particles from outside the solar system. — Apollo 17: NASA's Last Apollo Moon Landing Mission in Pictures — NASA's ...