14K views · 319 reactions | #OTD in 1969: Apollo 12 launched from Kennedy Space Center to become the second crewed landing on the moon. After the success of Apollo 11, NASA unveiled an ambitious agenda for more missions into space. But interest among the public was beginning to drop – and the Nixon administration balked at the high costs. Apollo's Moon Shot: Brink of Disaster airs tonight at 11 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

On Nov 19, 1969, #Apollo12 makes the second human landing on the Moon. While mission planners targeted a landing site just over 1000 feet from the Surveyor III robotic lander, Pete Conrad and Al Bean landed just 535 feet (163 m) away. Pinpoint landing: check ✅ | NASA History