Apollo 12 a fost o misiunea spatiala SUA, parte a programului spatial Apollo, cea de a 6 misiune spatiala a programului cu echipaj uman. Echipajul era compus din cosmonautii Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr. si Alan L. Bean. Misiunea a fost lansata cu o racheta de tip Saturn V SA-507. A fost singura misiune spatiala care a fost lansata in prezenta unui presedinte american in exercitiu, Richard Nixon. Misiunea a fost lansata in timpul unei furtuni puternice, fiind lovita in timpul lansarii de doua fulgere. Misiunea a fost lansata in 14 noiembrie 1969 si s-a reintors pe pamant in 19 noiembrie 1969.
 Astronaut Pete Conrad studies the Surveyor 3 spacecraft; the Lunar Module, Intrepid, can be seen in the top right of the picture. | |
| Mission type | Manned lunar landing |
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| Operator | NASA[1] |
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| Mission duration | 10 days, 4 hours, 36 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Launch mass | 101,127 pounds (45,870 kg) |
| Landing mass | 11,050 pounds (5,010 kg) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 14, 1969, 16:22:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Saturn V SA-507 |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | USS Hornet |
| Landing date | November 24, 1969, 20:58:24 UTC |
| Landing site | South Pacific Ocean 15°47′S165°9′W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Periselene | 101.10 kilometers (54.59 nmi) |
| Aposelene | 122.42 kilometers (66.10 nmi) |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | November 18, 1969, 03:47:23 UTC |
| Orbital departure | November 21, 1969, 20:49:16 UTC |
| Orbits | 45 |
| Lunar lander | |
| Spacecraft component | Lunar Module |
| Landing date | November 19, 1969, 06:54:35 UTC |
| Return launch | November 20, 1969, 14:25:47 UTC |
| Landing site | Ocean of Storms 3.01239°S 23.42157°W |
| Sample mass | 34.35 kilograms (75.7 lb) |
| Surface EVAs | 2 |
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| Docking with LM | |
| Docking date | November 14, 1969, 19:48:53 UTC |
| Undocking date | November 19, 1969, 04:16:02 UTC |
| Docking with LM Ascent Stage | |
| Docking date | November 20, 1969, 17:58:20 UTC |
| Undocking date | November 20, 1969, 20:21:31 UTC |
  Left to right: Conrad, Gordon, Bean | |
