The mishap still stands out in NASA's history. In November 1969, during his walk on the Moon, astronaut Alan Bean took an almost brand-new color television camera. Still, as he set it up, he pointed ...

Five days after their Nov. 14, 1969, launch amid stormy skies, Apollo 12's Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed on the Moon in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms). Part of Apollo 12's mission was to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On November 14, 1969, the Apollo 12 mission launched to the moon. This was the second moon landing of the Apollo program. The two ...

The world had watched, spellbound, as Apollo 11 made mankind’s first landing on the moon in July 1969. Fewer people paid attention when NASA sent its second mission to the moon four months later: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now, more than half a century later, the crew's historic mission is capturing the public's attention again — not because of what ...

Planning and preparations. The challenge -- Conrad, Gordon and Bean -- Learning to fly in space -- The Apollo program -- How Pete missed being 'First Man' -- Call signs and patch -- Lunar surface ...

The Apollo program was the first to bring humans to the moon. Even though the program began in the early 1960s until 1972, with 12 astronauts walking the moon's surface during this time frame, there ...