In 1969, Apollo 12 began broadcasting from the Moon, but Alan Bean accidentally aimed its camera at the Sun and killed the live TV feed

During the Apollo 12 mission, astronaut Alan Bean mistakenly aimed the color television camera at the sun, leading to ...

NASA left a camera on the moon for 31 months; when Apollo 12 brought it home, scientists found bacteria that appeared to be alive

After 31 months on the moon, a bacterium discovered on the Surveyor III camera is believed to be a case of contamination. A ...
Hackaday

Apollo Lunar Module Thrust Meter Lives Again

[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which ...
Hackaday

ALSEP: Apollo’s Modular Lunar Experiments Laboratory

Although the US’ Moon landings were mostly made famous by the fact that it featured real-life human beings bunny hopping across the lunar surface, they weren’t there just for a refreshing stroll over ...
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Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Testing Collection [Leonard]

This collection consists of the following material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system: Grumman reports, notes, schedules, and test results; NASA mission reports ...
Newsday

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever. And the lunar lander — a ...