KSC-69PC-466
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS - A recovery helicopter hovers above the Apollo 11 spacecraft seconds after it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean July 24, 1969, at 12:50 p.m. EDT 900 miles southwest of Hawaii. The spacecraft turned apex down after impact, as shown here, but inflatable bags repositioned it shortly after this view was taken.
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KSC-69PC-466
Date Created
July 24, 1969
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KSC
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Location
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
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