"Close but no cigar, Dick, Close but no cigar". Hello and Welcome back to Apollo In Focus: Apollo 12. Here we see the Lunar Module Intrepid, seen by Command Module pilot Dick Gordon. During this mission phase he could cover up 7-8 Billion people with his thumb, and also just two, who were on a voyage to the moon. This picture perfectly captures the job of the command module pilot, in this case Gordon. He was essential to the mission, yet he travelled all the way to the moon just to be stuck inside a tin can. Gordon was also in line for Apollo 18, where he would walk on the surface. But there never was a Apollo 18. Godspeed Dick Gordon! Godspeed Apollo 12! This is part of My Apollo in Focus Series of images in partnership with @exploringthespace. Give him a follow! #apolloprogram #moon #space #commandmodule #lunarmodule #yankeeclipper #intrepid #peteconrad #dickgordon #alanbean #albean #apollo12 #ccwilliams #cliftoncwilliams (at The Moon)