{"id":3498,"date":"2019-11-24T09:10:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T09:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/?p=3498"},"modified":"2019-11-24T09:13:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T09:13:42","slug":"apollo-12-50th-19691124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/apollo-12-50th-19691124\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo 12 – 50th Anniversary: Reentry and Splashdown."},"content":{"rendered":"

50 years ago today is the day the three Apollo 12 astronauts, Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean return to Earth.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I am not able to produce any 3D images from the pictures.<\/p>\n

In the early hours there was a TV transmission before preparations for re-entry.<\/p>\n

A midcourse correction was made at 17:43 UT to make sure reentry was spot on.<\/p>\n

At 20:29 UT, the command capsule separated from the service module.<\/p>\n

Reentry started at 20:44.<\/p>\n

Radar contact established by the recovery ship US Hornet less than 2 minutes later.<\/p>\n

Contact with the command module Yankee Clipper established by rescue aircraft at 20:50 UT.<\/p>\n

20:52 UT. Command module drogue parachute deployed.<\/p>\n

20:53 UT. Main parachute deployed.<\/p>\n

20:58 UT. Splashdown in Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

21:08 UT. Recovery swimmers deployed.<\/p>\n

21:15 UT. Flotation collar inflated on command module.<\/p>\n

21:36 UT. Command module hatch opened for respiratory transfer.<\/p>\n

21:40 UT. Hatch opened for crew egress.<\/p>\n

21:58 UT. Crew arrive at US Hornet.<\/p>\n

22:06 UT. Crew enter quarantine facility.<\/p>\n

22:46 UT. Command module lifted from ocean.<\/p>\n

Command module recovery completed and quarantined at 00:15 UT tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

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