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Conrad Unfurls Flag
Title Conrad Unfurls Flag
Full Description Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the United States flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1), on November 19, 1969. Several footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.
Date 11/19/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
Title Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
Explanation Is it art? In November of 1969, Apollo 12 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990408.html ] astronaut-photographer Charles "Pete" Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] recorded this masterpiece [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/AS12/10075421.htm ] while documenting colleague Alan Bean's lunar soil collection activities on the Oceanus Procellarum [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/ lunar/mare/mlm.html ]. The image is dramatic and stark [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960420.html ]. Bean is faceless. The harsh environment of the Moon's Ocean of Storms is echoed in his helmet's perfectly composed reflection of Conrad and the lunar horizon [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/ ]. Works of photojournalists originally intent on recording the human condition on planet Earth, such as Lewis W. Hine's [ http://www.geh.org/fm/lwhprints/htmlsrc2/ index.html ] images from New York City in the early 20th century, or Margaret Bourke-White's [ http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bour-mar.htm ] magazine photography are widely regarded as art. Similarly many documentary astronomy and space images [ http://www.nasa.gov/cool.html ] can be appreciated for their artistic and esthetic appeal.
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
Title Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
Explanation Apollo 12 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo12info.html ] was the second mission to land humans [ http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html ] on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/moon.html ]. The landing site was picked to be near the location of Surveyor [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor.html ] 3, a robot spacecraft that had landed on the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ] three years earlier. In the above photograph [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/ images12.html#HiRes ], taken by lunar module pilot Alan Bean [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12crew.htm ], mission commander Pete Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] retrieves parts from the Surveyor. The lunar module [ http://www.moonlander.com/lmdata/ ] is visible [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951007.html ] in the distance. Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] brought back many photographs and moon rocks. Among the milestones achieved by Apollo 12 was the deployment [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951210.html ] of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010303.html http://www-sn.jsc.nasa.gov/PlanetaryMissions/EXLibrary/ docs/ApolloCat/Part1/ALSEP.htm ], which carried out many experiments including one that measured the solar wind [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000318.html ].
Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
Title Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
Explanation Is it art? In November of 1969, Apollo 12 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990408.html ] astronaut-photographer Charles "Pete" Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] recorded this masterpiece [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/AS12/10075421.htm ] while documenting colleague Alan Bean's [ http://www.alanbeangallery.com/ ] lunar soil collection activities on the Oceanus Procellarum [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/ lunar/mare/mlm.html ]. The image is dramatic and stark [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960420.html ]. Bean is faceless. The harsh environment of the Moon's Ocean of Storms is echoed in his helmet's perfectly composed reflection of Conrad and the lunar horizon [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/ ]. Works of photojournalists originally intent on recording the human condition on planet Earth, such as Lewis W. Hine's [ http://www.geh.org/fm/lwhprints/htmlsrc2/ index.html ] images from New York City in the early 20th century, or Margaret Bourke-White's [ http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bour-mar.htm ] magazine photography are widely regarded as art. Similarly many documentary astronomy and space images [ http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov ] can be appreciated for their artistic and esthetic appeal [ http://heritage.stsci.edu/ ].
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
Title Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
Explanation Apollo 12 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo12info.html ] was the second mission to land humans [ http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html ] on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/moon.html ]. The landing site was picked to be near the location of Surveyor [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor.html ] 3, a robot spacecraft that had landed on the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ] three years earlier. In the above photograph [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#7134h ], taken by lunar module pilot Alan Bean [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12crew.htm ], mission commander Pete Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] jiggles [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#7134h ] the Surveyor spacecraft to see how firmly it is situated. The lunar module [ http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/attm/nojs/a11.am.lm.1.html ] is visible [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951007.html ] in the distance. Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] brought back many photographs and moon rocks. Among the milestones achieved by Apollo 12 was the deployment [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951210.html ] of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package [ http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/HumanExplore/Exploration/EXLibrary/docs/ApolloCat/Part1/ALSEP.htm ], which carried out many experiments including one that measured the solar wind [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000318.html ].
An Apollo 12 Panorama
Title An Apollo 12 Panorama
Explanation The Apollo 12 mission [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] was the second [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980503.html ] ever to land humans on the Moon. The mission was dedicated [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS12/a12mo.htm ] to studying the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ], developing techniques, and developing instruments that could be used in future lunar landings [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm ]. Astronauts Charles (Pete) Conrad and Alan Bean [ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo12/A12_Overview_crew.html ] spent just under two days on the lunar surface in November 1969, while Richard Gordon [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gordon-rf.html ] orbited above in the Command Module [ http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/apollo/ ]. Pictured above [ http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/LunarAtlas/panoramas/ ] in this digitally stitched panorama, Alan Bean works near the Lunar Module [ http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/attm/nojs/a11.am.lm.1.html ]. Scrolling to the right will reveal a dark color panorama [ http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/LunarAtlas/panoramas/ ] where flat lunar terrain and a tall video camera are visible. Apollo 12 mission [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] astronauts visited the site [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020713.html ] of the nearby Surveyor 3 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031005.html ] robot spacecraft that had landed on the moon three years earlier.
Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and In …
Title Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid
Explanation On April 20, 1967, NASA's robot spacecraft Surveyor 3 landed [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor.html ] on the moon, touching down on the inside slope of a small lunar crater in the Ocean of Storms. Over 2 1/2 years later, on November 19, 1969, the lunar module Intrepid, piloted by Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS12/ ] astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, flew overhead and landed nearby [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/expmoon/Apollo12/A12_lsite.html ] in the second visit by humans to the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/cover.html ]. Intrepid touched down about 600 feet away and the moon walking astronauts [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/a12j.html ] were easily able to reach the Surveyor [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/expmoon/surveyor/Surveyor3.html ] and examine the remote explorer that had preceded them. Intrepid is seen in the background of this striking high resolution [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#HiRes ] picture of Surveyor 3. Surveyor's leftmost foot pad appears dug in while its foreground foot pad has made two distinct imprints in the powdery lunar soil [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980327.html ] - clear indications that the Surveyor slid and bounced on landing. Using bolt cutters, the astronauts [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961124.html ] removed Surveyor's TV camera (the cylinder shape at the right of the tall solar panel mast) and its sampling scoop (on the arm extended to the right), returning them to Earth for study.
Astronaut Alan Bean deploys …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean deploys Lunar Surface Magnetometer on lunar surface
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity on the Moon. The LSM is a component of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The Lunar Module can be seen in the left background.
Date 11.19.1969
Astronaut Alan Bean steps fr …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean steps from ladder of Lunar Module for EVA
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, steps from the ladder of the Lunar Module to join Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander, in extravehicular activity on November 19, 1969. Astronaut Ricard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot, remained with the Command/Service Modules in lunar orbit.
Date 11.19.1969
Astronaut Alan Bean with sub …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean with subpackages of the ALSEP during EVA
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, traverses with the two subpackages of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA). Bean deployed the ALSEP components 300 feet from the Lunar Module (LM). The LM and deployed erectable S-band antenna can be seen in the background.
Date 11.19.1969
Astronaut Alan Bean works on …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean works on Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, works at the Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) on the Apollo 12 Lunar Module during the mission's first extravehicular activity, EVA-1, on November 19, 1969.
Date 11.19.1969
Astronaut Alan Bean deploys …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean deploys Lunar Surface Magnetometer on lunar surface
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity on the Moon. The LSM is a component of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The Lunar Module can be seen in the left background.
Date Taken 1969-11-19
Astronaut Alan Bean with sub …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean with subpackages of the ALSEP during EVA
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, traverses with the two subpackages of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA). Bean deployed the ALSEP components 300 feet from the Lunar Module (LM). The LM and deployed erectable S-band antenna can be seen in the background.
Date Taken 1969-11-19
Astronaut Alan Bean steps fr …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean steps from ladder of Lunar Module for EVA
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, steps from the ladder of the Lunar Module to join Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander, in extravehicular activity on November 19, 1969. Astronaut Ricard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot, remained with the Command/Service Modules in lunar orbit.
Date Taken 1969-11-19
Astronaut Alan Bean works on …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean works on Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, works at the Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) on the Apollo 12 Lunar Module during the mission's first extravehicular activity, EVA-1, on November 19, 1969.
Date Taken 1969-11-19
Astronaut Alan Bean drives c …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean drives core sample tube into lunar surface
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, drives a core sample tube into the lunar surface during the Apollo 12 extravehicular activity. Good view of lunar soil.
Date Taken 1969-11-20
Astronaut Alan Bean deploys …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean deploys ALSEP during first Apollo 12 EVA on moon
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Apollo 12 lunar module pilot, deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon. The photo was made by Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Apollo 12 commander, using a 70mm handheld Haselblad camera modified for lunar surface usage.
Date Taken 1969-11-19
Astronaut Alan Bean holds Sp …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean holds Special Environmental Sample Container
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, holds a Special Environmental Sample Container filled with lunar soil collected during the extravehicular activity (EVA) in which Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander, and Bean participated. Connrad, who took this picture, is reflected in the helmet visor of the lunar module pilot.
Date Taken 1969-11-20
Astronaut Alan Bean assisted …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean assisted with egressing command module after landing
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, is assisted with egressing the Apollo 12 Command Module by a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer during recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean. Already in the life raft are Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot. The Apollo 12 splashdown occured at 2:58 p.m., November 24, 1969 near American Samoa.
Date Taken 1969-11-24
Astronaut Alan Bean suits up …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean suits up during Apollo 12 prelaunch countdown
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Apollo 12 lunar module pilot, suits up in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the Apollo 12 prelaunch countdown.
Date Taken 1969-11-14
Astronaut Alan Bean particip …
Title Astronaut Alan Bean participates in lunar surface simulation
Description Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, participates in lunar surface simulation training in bldg 29 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Bean is strapped to a one-sixth gravity simulator.
Date Taken 1969-10-24
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