Apollo 12 Lightning Strike - Real Speed, Slow Motion, Multiple Cameras, Full Launch, Saturn V, 4K
Video from the channel Retro Space HD about Apollo 12, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 4:07. Language: English. Video type: Launch.
A multi-camera edit of the Apollo 12 launch, with the footage cleaned up and color-matched, synced with onboard and ground control audio. It first shows the moment of the anomalies at real speed and in slow motion, then the full launch.
After liftoff, at 11:22 Eastern Standard Time, the crew reports losing the platform, fuel cell lights, and an overload on the AC buses. Ground control asks them to set the SCE to auxiliary.
After stage separation, Conrad confirms a good S-II and suspects they were struck by lightning, while Houston reports the fuel cells are in good condition.