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that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. Set SCE to AUX , said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.

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Fun Fact: that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. “Set SCE to AUX”, said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.

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