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Apollo 12 Mission Lapel Pin
This is a high quality enamel lapel pin that is approximately one inch in diameter. Apollo 12 launched on schedule, during a rainstorm. 36.5 seconds after lift-off from Kennedy Space Center, the Saturn V rocket body was hit by a bolt of lightning. The CM's instruments momentarily went off-line and Mission Control lost the telemetry feeds from the spacecraft for several seconds.
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Apollo 12 Mission Lapel Pin
This is a high quality enamel lapel pin that is approximately one inch in diameter. Apollo 12 launched on schedule, during a rainstorm. 36.5 seconds after lift-off from Kennedy Space Center, the Saturn V rocket body was hit by a bolt of lightning. The CM's instruments momentarily went off-line and Mission Control lost the telemetry feeds from the spacecraft for several seconds.
