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NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : S71-41999
Date : 08/07/1971

Title

"Kitty Hawk" Nears Splashdown

Full Description

The Apollo 15 Command Module "Kitty Hawk", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid-Pacific Ocean to end their lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crewmen, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3:45:53 p.m., August 7, 1971, some 330 miles north of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Keywords

Apollo 15 Command Module Kitty Hawk Splashdown Parachute

Subject Category

Spacecraft Landings, Apollo 15,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: S71-41999
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001121

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: Unknown
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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