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The Apollo 12 mission, which was the sixth crewed mission in NASA's Apollo program and took place in November 1969, experienced a notable computer malfunction. During the launch, the spacecraft was struck by lightning twice, which caused a temporary loss of telemetry data and triggered a "SCE to AUX" (Signal Conditioning Equipment to Auxiliary) alarm. This alarmed the flight controllers and the crew.
Fortunately, the quick thinking of astronaut Alan Bean, who flipped a switch to put the Signal Conditioning Equipment in auxiliary mode as per the guidance from flight controller John Aaron, helped restore telemetry data. This allowed the mission to continue, and Apollo 12 successfully landed on the Moon, demonstrating the importance of teamwork and astronaut training in handling unexpected situations.
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∙ 8y agoApollo 11 had issues during lunar descent, with the computer being overloaded due to both rendezvous and landing radar being left on and providing data. The computer threw 1202 and 1201 alarms. Though this wasn't a malfunction.
Apollo 12 also experienced issues when the spacecraft was hit by lightening a few seconds after launch. The entire computer reset and they had to make an emergency adjustment to avoid an abort.
Apollo 13, of course, experienced a catastrophic failure. Though again, this was not based on a computer malfunction.
The other missions were mostly seamless. So it's hard to say exactly which mission had a malfunction of the computer.
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What happened to the final Apollo mission?
The final Apollo mission that is Apollo 17, was a successful space mission.
How many space Apollo missions have there been?
There were a total of 19 Apollo missions: Apollo-1A : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 2 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 3 : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 1 : Manned orbital mission, cancelled due to fatal accident. Apollo - 4 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 5 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 6 : Unmanned orbital fligth Apollo - 7 : Manned orbital mission Apollo - 8 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo - 9 : Manned orbital mission Apollo -10 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo- 11 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 12 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 13 : Lunar Landing mission, aborted due to accident Apollo- 14 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 15 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 16 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 17 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo -18 : Space rendevous mission with Soviet Soyuz spacecraft (Apollo-Soyuz)
When was the first apollo mission sent into space?
Apollo 1 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program, launched in February 21, 1967. It never reached space.The first Apollo mission to actually reach space was the Apollo 7 mission.
What was the last Apollo mission to the moon?
The Apollo 17 was the last Apollo Moon mission
Was Apollo 13 the only aborted Apollo mission?
Yes, Apollo 13 was the only aborted mission.
What happened to the final Apollo mission?
The final Apollo mission that is Apollo 17, was a successful space mission.
Did the Apollo mission just been land on the moon?
There has not just been an Apollo mission. The last Apollo mission to the moon was Apollo 17 in 1972
How many space Apollo missions have there been?
There were a total of 19 Apollo missions: Apollo-1A : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 2 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 3 : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 1 : Manned orbital mission, cancelled due to fatal accident. Apollo - 4 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 5 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 6 : Unmanned orbital fligth Apollo - 7 : Manned orbital mission Apollo - 8 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo - 9 : Manned orbital mission Apollo -10 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo- 11 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 12 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 13 : Lunar Landing mission, aborted due to accident Apollo- 14 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 15 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 16 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 17 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo -18 : Space rendevous mission with Soviet Soyuz spacecraft (Apollo-Soyuz)
Was Apollo mission 8 a manned mission?
no, the first successful manned mission to the moon was apollo mission 11.
When was the first apollo mission sent into space?
Apollo 1 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program, launched in February 21, 1967. It never reached space.The first Apollo mission to actually reach space was the Apollo 7 mission.
Who planed the Apollo 13 mission?
The Apollo space mission was planed by N.A.S.A.
What was the last Apollo mission to the moon?
The Apollo 17 was the last Apollo Moon mission
Was Apollo 13 the only aborted Apollo mission?
Yes, Apollo 13 was the only aborted mission.
What Apollo mission failed?
apollo 13
Which Apollo's mission had a scientist on it?
Apollo 17
What is the last Apollo mission?
Apollo 17
What was the last Apollo mission?
APOLLO 18
