The Apollo 12 incident sparked new research into the ... and all three fuel cells disconnected. The second lightning strike stayed in the cloud and had no ground contact, but it shut down the ...

and lightning “can, and often does, strike the same place repeatedly — especially if it’s a tall and isolated object.” And back in 1969, as Apollo 12 soared to the sky, few things were as ...

The Apollo 12 mission is also remembered for surviving two lightning strikes during launch and for the strong camaraderie of its three astronauts, who were close friends before they were selected ...

Apollo 12 is another excellent example of why weather ... as these are prime conditions for building up charge for a lightning strike.

In an official NASA report conducted after the success of Apollo 12, the US space agency analysed the impact of the two lightning strikes. According to NASA, the “major electrical disturbance ...

A pair of lightning strikes raised havoc with Apollo 12’s electrical circuits, but the Saturn V continued working flawlessly and got the astronauts into Earth orbit. After checking out the ...