The Apollo 11 command module Columbia with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin aboard splashed down at 11:49 a.m. CDT, July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the USS Hornet.
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NASA ID
372772main_GPN-2000-001212_full
Date Created
July 29, 2019
Center
HQ
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA
Location
Hawaii
Jun 3, 1969