Episode 43: April 18th 2011: Apollo 12 and Captain Richard Gordon

1969 is remembered for the unique event in history, Apollo 11 and
the first men, Neil and Buzz on the surface of the Moon. Before the
year was out, another three men headed the same way. On
November 19th, Pete Conrad and Alan Bean precision
landed Apollo 12 in the Ocean of Storms within walking
distance of Surveyor 3, which had arrived two years
earlier. The command module pilot Richard Gordon waited in
lunar orbit while Conrad and Bean made two lunar EVAs during the
thirty-one hours they were on the lunar surface. In April, Capt.
Dick Gordon came to Pontefract in England. Gordon is one of several
astronauts who have made that particular journey under the auspices
of Ken Willoughby. This episode is a video recording of my short
interview, followed by the Q&A at the end of his public
presentation, hence the ambient noise. Ken MacTaggart from The
Scotsman was also present in Pontefract, just off-screen. His
article is available here. ________________________ Today’s quote
is from Apollo 12 commander, Pete Conrad, as he stepped onto the
surface of the Moon. "Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one
for Neil, but it's a long one for me!" Apollo 12 Dick Gordon
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