On Launch Morning, Apollo 12 Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad Gives a Historic Memento
Given to the Head of NASA's Mission Support Office.
Conrad was commander of the Apollo 12 mission and its Lunar Module Intrepid. The Apollo 12 crew accomplished the second manned moon landing on November 19, 1969, and Conrad became the third human to set foot on the surface of the moon with the words "That may have been one small step...
Conrad was commander of the Apollo 12 mission and its Lunar Module Intrepid. The Apollo 12 crew accomplished the second manned moon landing on November 19, 1969, and Conrad became the third human to set foot on the surface of the moon with the words "That may have been one small step for Neil, but that was one giant leap for Pete". He was a veteran of four spaceflights, his three others being Gemini 5, Gemini 11 and Skylab 2.
Harold (Hal) Collins started out as Contracting Officer at NASA during the Mercury program, and went on to serve as Chief of the Mission Support Office at the Kennedy Space Center, retiring in 1973. His participation was integral to the U.S. space program and he worked closely with and came to know all of the astronauts.
The launch of Apollo 12 took place on November 14, 1969 and Collins wanted a souvenir of the momentous event. Conrad obliged by writing him this check for $10 drawn on Conrad’s personal account, dating it November 14, 1969 and signing it. Soon after, at 11:22 a.m., the Apollo 12 lifted off, with Collins in attendence. On the verso of this check Collins has written “Check written by Charles Conrad on launch morning, Nov. 14, 1969.” Only a person in Collins’ senior post would have been in a position to obtain such a unique keepsake on that dramatic morning at the high-water mark of the American space program, when moon-walking success followed success. We acquired this directly from the Collins family.
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