Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!intelhf!flight!george From: george@flight.UUCP (George Rachor ) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Lost Apollo 12? Keywords: apollo lightning Message-ID: <313@flight.UUCP> Date: 10 Sep 90 20:15:40 GMT Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR Lines: 28 References: Distribution: sci.space.shuttle From article , by arnaud@schizo.imposter.samsung.com (Alain Arnaud): > > This morning on NPR's Morning Edition, James Beggs, former NASA > administrator was talking about the latest shuttle problems (H leaks), > and compared the shuttle program to Apollo. He said that they almost > lost Apollo 12, and then the explosion on Apollo 13. > What did he mean by almost lost Apollo 12, I don't seem to remember > any incident related to that flight. > No need to flood the net with Apollo 13 details. > Apollo 12 was struck by lightning shortly after launch. I remember the astronaut talking about having the abort handle in his hand and making the decison not to pull the handle which would have fired the escape rocket and command module away from what might have been a completly dead spacecraft. (Didn't want to be stranded in orbit with no way to get home) > -- George Rachor Jr. Intel Corporation Hillsboro, OR 97124 george@flight.hf.intel.com