At 2 hours 47 minutes into the flight, the Saturn V’s third stage engine refired for a 341-second firing to send them on their way.

At 3 hours 18 minutes, the crew separated the Command Space Module (nicknamed Yankee Clipper) from the third stage and docked with the Lunar Module (nicknamed Intrepid).

Apollo 12 Lunar Module Intrepid sits in the third stage.