Posts: 3800 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
posted 03-15-2025 06:27 AM
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad poses with the special award presented to his crew at the Emmy ceremonies on June 7, 1970.
onesmallstep Member
Posts: 1505 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
posted 03-17-2025 11:44 AM
I'm surprised the crew won an Emmy award-considering ol' Al Bean busted the surface TV camera and the rest of the two EVAs were done in 'blackout' with audio only.
Delta7 Member
Posts: 1772 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
posted 03-17-2025 12:44 PM
Such potential for funny captions.
micropooz Member
Posts: 1838 From: Washington, DC, USA Registered: Apr 2003
posted 03-17-2025 05:00 PM
Even though Bean broke the TV camera, I'd bet it was Conrad's "Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me." when he stepped off the LM ladder that clinched the award.
I told my mom that I had an earache that day so I could stay home from school and watch the EVA. All couple of minutes of it before Bean pointed the camera at the Sun...