Recovery - Apollo 11
S69-21783 (24 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 Command Module (CM) is photographed as it is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The splashdown took place at 11:49 a.m. (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii, only 12 nautical miles from the USS Hornet.
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NASA ID
S69-21783
Date Created
July 24, 1969
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
1996-98 AccuSoft Inc., All right
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