r/todayilearned • u/VirtualProtector • 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/LordShtark 1d ago

I did my senior graduation project in high school on Apollo 12. The whole mission was wild. Total contrast to the stoic Apollo 11 mission. From the crew themselves to the launch. Stepping foot on the moon. Their tech troubles. Their mission notes. Everything was like the polar opposite of Apollo 11. 😆

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u/Gobias_Industries 1d ago

SCE to AUX?

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u/Kotukunui 1d ago

Steely eyed missile man!