Echoes of Apollo of the Moon's surface: The next "World Moon Bounce Day" was scheduled for the month preceding Apollo 13's 40th anniversary in March or April 2010. Echoes of Apollo also provide a news clipping service for space news. Its main focus is on space missions, but also contains interesting astronomy news, especially when associated with radio telescopes. It is updated regularly during the week and can be viewed at: . The website provides significant information about the Apollo program and the communications network that supported the program. (http://www.wia.org.au/members/armag/2009/august/) Echoes of Apollo Echoes of Apollo is an international organisation formed in January
Apollo 12 and Bean achieved a precise landing at their expected location, the site of the "Surveyor 3" unmanned probe, which had landed on April 20, 1967. They carried the first color television camera to the lunar surface on an Apollo flight, but transmission was lost after Bean accidentally destroyed the camera by pointing it at the Sun. On one of two moonwalks, they visited the "Surveyor" and removed some parts for return to Earth. The mission ended on November 24 with a successful splashdown. Apollo 12 launched on schedule from Kennedy Space Center, during a rainstorm. It was the first rocket