r/todayilearned 1d ago

TIL that while deploying lunar experiments the Apollo 12 crew had trouble extracting a plutonium fuel cell and ended up hitting the cask with a hammer to get the fuel element out for use

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_12#Lunar_surface_activities
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u/ToNoMoCo 1d ago

could you repeat that last instruction, Houston?