Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Forty-five years ago today, the second lunar landing mission, Apollo ...

In November 1969, astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan Bean rode a lunar lander down to the moon's Ocean of Storms while module pilot Dick Gordon orbited overhead. Conrad and Bean were on their ...

Imagine a rocket struck by lightning twice within a minute after launch, but the manned mission continued – to the moon, no less. On Nov. 14, 1969, 55 years ago today, the Apollo 12 mission launched ...

It was a rainy November day in Florida as three astronauts embarked on the second crewed voyage to the surface of the moon, but the mission almost ended in tragedy just 36 seconds after liftoff.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The astronauts on board the International Space Station paid tribute to the second mission to ...

Astronaut Alan Bean is remembered for being the fourth human to walk on the moon, one of the first Americans to live aboard a space station, and a uniquely talented painter. But of his many career ...