Lightning strikes Apollo 12 at liftoff
Doug Holland
on July 22 2023
441 Views
Nov. 14, 1969: Lightning strikes Apollo 12 — twice — shortly after liftoff. Unlike a SpaceX launch it didn't explode, and after a quick sweaty reboot of an internal operating system, the mission continued successfully. MORE INFO: https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap12fj/a12-lightningstrike.html
