Apollo 14 crewmen step aboard U.S.S. New Orleans after splashdown
S71-19473 (9 Feb. 1971) --- The Apollo 14 crew members step aboard the USS New Orleans, after exiting a U.S. Navy helicopter which retrieved the three from their splashdown site not far away. From left to right, are astronauts Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot; Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot; and Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander. They will be sealed inside a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) aboard the prime recovery ship. Apollo 14 splashdown occurred at 3:04:39 p.m. (CST) in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 765 nautical miles from American Samoa.
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February 9, 1971
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