{"id":524261,"date":"2023-09-27T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=524261"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:03:33","slug":"former-astronaut-richard-f-gordon-jr","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-richard-f-gordon-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Richard F. Gordon, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block flex-align-center padding-y-8 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-lg\">Richard F. Gordon, Jr.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0\">After graduation from the University of Washington in 1951, Richard F. \u201cDick\u201d Gordon joined the U.S. Navy to train as a fighter pilot. By 1957, he was flying the F-4 Phantom II as project pilot and then later a flight instructor for the jet at the Navy Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. Gordon competed in the Bendix Trophy Race from Los Angeles to New York in 1961, winning the prize in the F-4 Phantom and establishing a new speed record and transcontinental speed record during the flight. Chosen for the third astronaut class in 1963, Gordon moved to Houston to begin training for the Gemini and Apollo programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro-quick-facts border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-50-important\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper hds-carousel-wrapper-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">During Navy preflight school in 1951, Dick Gordon and his fellow cadets were marched to an auditorium to see a presentation about space and orbiting objects. As he was listening to the presenter, Gordon thought \u201che was a little bit off his rocker.\u201d The man presenting those new ideas was Wernher von Braun.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1501\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=1501&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"During Navy preflight school in 1951, Dick Gordon and his fellow cadets were marched to an auditorium to see a presentation about space and orbiting objects. As he was listening to the presenter, Gordon thought \u201che was a little bit off his rocker.\u201d The man presenting those new ideas was Wernher von Braun.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.5); transform-origin: 54% 26%; object-position: 54% 26%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=1501&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1501w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=235&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 235w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=768&h=982&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=801&h=1025&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 801w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=1201&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1201w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=313&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 313w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=469&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 469w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=704&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 704w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=938&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1501px) 100vw, 1501px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Gemini XI pilot Dick Gordon and commander Pete Conrad performed a docking maneuver with the Agena target vehicle similar to what the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module would later be required to do during the Apollo missions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1521\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1521&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Gemini XI pilot Dick Gordon and commander Pete Conrad performed a docking maneuver with the Agena target vehicle similar to what the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module would later be required to do during the Apollo missions.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1521&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=300&h=238&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=768&h=608&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=1024&h=811&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1217&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=400&h=317&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=600&h=475&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=900&h=713&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-58504\/s65-58504~large.jpg?w=1200&h=951&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Gordon performed two EVAs during Gemini XI. The first spacewalk entailed fastening a 100-foot tether to the Gemini\u2019s docking bar for a passive stabilization experiment. The second time the hatch was opened, Gordon stood in the opening with only his head and shoulders outside of the spacecraft and took photographs of the Earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=1286&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Gordon performed two EVAs during Gemini XI. The first spacewalk entailed fastening a 100-foot tether to the Gemini\u2019s docking bar for a passive stabilization experiment. The second time the hatch was opened, Gordon stood in the opening with only his head and shoulders outside of the spacecraft and took photographs of the Earth.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 54% 23%; object-position: 54% 23%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=1286&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1286w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=201&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 201w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=768&h=1147&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=686&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 686w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=1029&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1029w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=268&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 268w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=402&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 402w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=603&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 603w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50719\/s66-50719~large.jpg?w=804&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 804w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Gordon served as the command module pilot on Apollo 12, and remained in lunar orbit aboard the command module, Yankee Clipper, taking photographs of possible future Apollo landing sites while his crewmates, Pete Conrad and Al Bean walked on the surface of the Moon.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?w=824\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Gordon served as the command module pilot on Apollo 12, and remained in lunar orbit aboard the command module, Yankee Clipper, taking photographs of possible future Apollo landing sites while his crewmates, Pete Conrad and Al Bean walked on the surface of the Moon.\u00a0 \u00a0\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 55% 41%; object-position: 55% 41%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=241,300 241w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=768,955 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=824,1024 824w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=322,400 322w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=483,600 483w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=724,900 724w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s69-38992.jpg?resize=965,1200 965w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1266&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Gemini XI prime crew, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. pose in front of the recovery helicopter on the USS Guam.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 32% 76%; object-position: 32% 76%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1266&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=300&h=198&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=768&h=506&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=1024&h=675&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1013&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=400&h=264&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=600&h=396&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=900&h=593&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-50752\/S66-50752~large.jpg?w=1200&h=791&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Gemini XI prime crew, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (right) and Richard F. Gordon Jr. pose in front of the recovery helicopter which brought them to the USS Guam. (15 Sept. 1966)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1529\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1529&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The prime crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission during spacecraft checkout activity at North American Rockwell Space Division at Downey, California. \" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 28% 32%; object-position: 28% 32%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1529&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=300&h=239&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=768&h=612&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=1024&h=815&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1223&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=400&h=319&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=600&h=478&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=900&h=717&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-53716\/S69-53716~large.jpg?w=1200&h=956&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The prime crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission is photographed during spacecraft checkout activity at North American Rockwell Space Division at Downey, California. Left to right, are astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander; Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot. (1969)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1287\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1287&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Apollo 12 astronauts, Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon, and Alan L. Bean, pose in front of a NASA T-38 training aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base. \" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 75% 71%; object-position: 75% 71%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1287&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=300&h=201&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=768&h=515&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=1024&h=686&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1030&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=400&h=268&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=600&h=402&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=900&h=603&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69PC-0622\/69PC-0622~large.jpg?w=1200&h=804&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Apollo 12 astronauts, left to right, Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon, and Alan L. Bean, pose in front of a NASA T-38 training aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base. Each astronaut piloted his own T-38, performing aerobatics in preparation for their mission, the second manned lunar landing.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1527&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Richard F. Gordon Jr. climbing into training simulator at the Langley Research Center in Virginia. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 68% 70%; object-position: 68% 70%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1527&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=300&h=239&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=768&h=611&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=1024&h=814&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1222&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=400&h=318&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=600&h=477&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=900&h=716&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403\/LRC-1968-B701_P-08403~large.jpg?w=1200&h=954&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Richard F. Gordon, Jr. climbing into a training simulator at the Langley Research Center in Virginia. Gordon orbited the Moon in the Apollo 12 Command Module in 1969 while his crewmates, Al Bean and Pete Conrad walked on lunar surface.   <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-story width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-story\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle-md\">Biography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Richard F. Gordon, Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-18 line-height-md\">Chosen as a member of the third astronaut group, Dick Gordon flew on the Gemini XI mission, performing two spacewalks, and again as the command module pilot on Apollo 12.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Gordon was a Navy test pilot and flight instructor when the call for the second class of NASA astronauts was announced.\u00a0 Along with his squadron mate, Pete Conrad, he applied, but was not chosen as one of the nine in that class, but Conrad was selected. Gordon was \u201cbitterly disappointed about that and almost resigned from the Navy at that time and went into something else.\u201d\u00a0 But he \u201ccalmed down\u201d and was soon selected for the third class in October, 1963.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gordon_richard_0.pdf?emrc=3de1fe\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">\n                        Learn More <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Richard F. Gordon, Jr.<\/span>                    <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1501\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=1501&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Astronaut Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Prime Crew Command Module Pilot of the Apollo 12 Lunar Landing Mission, in his spacesuit minus the helmet. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 53% 31%; object-position: 53% 31%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=1501&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1501w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=235&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 235w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=768&h=982&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=801&h=1025&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 801w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=1201&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1201w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=313&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 313w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=469&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 469w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=704&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 704w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-38862\/S69-38862~large.jpg?w=938&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1501px) 100vw, 1501px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Prime Crew Command Module Pilot of the Apollo 12 Lunar Landing Mission, in his spacesuit minus the helmet. Gordon is standing outside beside a mockup of the Lunar Lander.(September 1969)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" 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class=\"display-48\">Apollo 12<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-bottom-4\">The primary mission objectives of the second crewed lunar landing included an extensive series of lunar exploration tasks by the lunar module, or LM, crew, as well as the deployment…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-12\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 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https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AS12-46-6728\/AS12-46-6728~large.jpg?w=600&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AS12-46-6728\/AS12-46-6728~large.jpg?w=900&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AS12-46-6728\/AS12-46-6728~large.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tLearn More about Richard F. “Dick” Gordon\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1271\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=1271&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Astronaut Richard Gordon walks away from Pad 19 following postponement\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 49% 9%; object-position: 49% 9%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=1271&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1271w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=199&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 199w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=768&h=1160&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=678&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 678w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=1017&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1017w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=265&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 265w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=397&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 397w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=596&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 596w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-50775\/s66-50775~large.jpg?w=794&h=1199&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1271px) 100vw, 1271px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Oral History interviews<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Read more about Dick Gordon's history in his own words<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">11 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Apollo 12: The Pinpoint Mission<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/s69-52336.jpg?w=1005\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/s69-52336.jpg 3598w, 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