Apollo 12 hit by lightning

Shortly after launch, Apollo 12 was hit by lightning, leaving John Aaron and rookie astronaut Al Bean to save the day.

Fragment from the miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon".

Category:

Education

Tags:

• saturn
• apollo
• 12
• lightning
• rocket
• launch
• astronaut

[hibob418]

Your girlfriend tells you she's knocked up -- have her try SCE to Aux.

[Silavite]

And then John Aaron was known as a STEELY EYED MISSLE MAN. Just like Chris Kraft, Gene Kranz, and Whernher Von Braun. Epic.

[geomodelrailroader]

that was close everyone else launches in a lighting storm but after 12 we don't. Al and John saved the day after 12 NASA declared that if there is 60% of lighting don't launch because those rockets can become giant lighting rods.

[PeterExify]

@christos200 OK Thanks 

[christos200]

@PeterExify Try SCE to AUX in youtube and see...

[Rurutuber]

Many thanks to the Americans for the conquest of the moon. From the Russian. Sorry for the english Google ))).

[lamorte42]

second lightning strike? 1:22

[PeterExify]

@unparallelshadows OKAJjjjjjjjjjjj Bro

[unparallelshadows]

@PeterExify Yes.

[PeterExify]

is this vid true

[neomuttley]

@twinturbonissan300zx,

Fortunately, the experts in launch control knew just a little bit more than you think you do. The weather wasn't deemed too close to the launch window. You have to look at the big picture. There are excellent books available on the Apollo program. I recommend "A Man on the Moon" (Chaikin).

[odin6616]

@twinturbonissan300zx Because the moon needs to be in the right place as well as the Earth's rotation.