Apollo 12 at Virginia Air & Space
Carrying the all Navy crew of Pete Conrad, Alan Bean and Dick Gordon to the moon, Apollo 12 was less-watched than the first moon landing of Apollo 11. But it was an amazing mission, overcoming 2 lightning strike during launch to achieve a pinpoint landing. Conrad and Bean brought walked over to an unmanned Surveyor spacecraft, removed the camera and brought it back to earth.
| Spacecraft | Apollo 12 |
| Location | Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, Virginia. |
| Hours | March 16 - May 26, 2010 Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: noon - 5 p.m. May 27, 2010 - September 6, 2010 Monday - Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday - Sunday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Open every day except Christmas Day |
| Contact | (757) 727-0900 |
| Mission | Precision landing on the moon. |
