![Mika McKinnon on Twitter: "The first time we noticed rocket-triggered lightning was with the Saturn V blasting off carrying Apollo 12. As the rocket penetrated the cloud layer, it triggered 2 strikes. Mika McKinnon on Twitter: "The first time we noticed rocket-triggered lightning was with the Saturn V blasting off carrying Apollo 12. As the rocket penetrated the cloud layer, it triggered 2 strikes.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7mU97OVsAAje2N.jpg)
Mika McKinnon on Twitter: "The first time we noticed rocket-triggered lightning was with the Saturn V blasting off carrying Apollo 12. As the rocket penetrated the cloud layer, it triggered 2 strikes.
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See The Latest Technology to Protect Aircraft Against Lightning Strikes at Space Tech Expo - Analyzing Metals
![John Kraus on Twitter: "Lightning strikes next to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center a few moments ago as NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Artemis I await their Monday launch John Kraus on Twitter: "Lightning strikes next to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center a few moments ago as NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Artemis I await their Monday launch](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbLyV6MVsAAfrmG.jpg:large)