Space Rocket History #256 – Apollo 12 – Leaving the Moon
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Dick Gordon opened the tunnel to Intrepid, saw his companions floating in a dirty cloud of moon dust, and slammed the hatch closed. He called out, “You guys ain’t gonna mess up my nice clean spacecraft!” Homepage with pictures
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