| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
S69-21698 |
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| Date : |
07/24/1969
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Title
Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery
Full Description
The Apollo 11 crew await pickup by a helicopter from the USS Hornet, prime
recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The fourth man
in the life raft is a United States Navy underwater demolition team swimmer.
All four men are wearing Biological Isolation Garments (BIG). The Apollo 11
Command Module "Columbia," with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins,
and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. 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.
Keywords
Apollo 11 Columbia Biological Isolation Garment BIG USS Hornet Lunar Landing Moon Recovery Splashdown Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins Mike Collins
Subject Category
Spacecraft Landings, Apollo 11,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
S69-21698
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001212
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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