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FOUR months after the historic flight of Apollo 11, much of the mystery and tension that accompanied man's first landing on the moon seemed to be missing. But as Apollo 12's lunar module Intrepid swooped down toward the lunar surface last week, Charles ("Pete") Conrad'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: BULL'S-EYE FOR THE INTREPID TRAVELERS | 11/28/1969 | See Source »

Surveyor Crater. "Conrad's Parking Lot"-the landing site chosen by Conrad -was on the opposite side of the crater, just 800 ft. away. The pinpoint landing on a target 230,000 miles away from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy boded well for the remainder of Apollo 12...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: BULL'S-EYE FOR THE INTREPID TRAVELERS | 11/28/1969 | See Source »

Today's game is very likely to be a rugged match. Brown relies on its strength rather than on speed, a direct contrast to the Crimson. At Providence, the Bruins harassed Solomon Gomez and tried to get him to lose his temper and be thrown out of the game. Gomez...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Varsity Booters to Play Brown In NCAA District Championship | 11/24/1969 | See Source »

Exquisite Precision. More than pride is involved in the accomplishment of a pinpoint landing. If Intrepid touches down too far from its target crater, Conrad and Bean may not have enough oxygen in their back-up life-support packs for the planned walk to the Surveyor spacecraft. An inaccurate landing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: Toward the Ocean of Storms | 11/21/1969 | See Source »

Greenberg's injury was not the only disabling factor. In its opening Ivy game, Yale lost six starters in a rugged battle with Brown. Sophomore John. Klamar, who scored a record 23 goals as a freshman and had three tallies in two games this season. was badly injured an has...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Healthy Bulldog Booters Threaten To End Crimson's Unbeaten Streak | 11/21/1969 | See Source »

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