Happy Anniversary, Apollo 12! 'Pinpoint' Moon Mission Returned Home 50 Years Ago Today

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Fifty years ago today (Nov. 24), NASA's second set of moonwalkers wrapped up their historic mission.

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[oscarw]

As a participant in the Apollo 12 spacecraft recovery 50 years ago I am thrilled to see the numerous articles now surfacing on our "forgotten mission". Sandwiched between the perfect Apollo 11 and the near disaster of Apollo 13 we often got overlooked. I'll never forget flying the canister of samples from the USS Hornet to Pago Pago, Samoa in our Navy C1-A on that mission. My 15 minutes of fame.