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Apollo 11 Recovery Area Main Content
NASA Center: Kennedy Space Center
Image # : 108-KSC-69PC-452
Date : 07/24/1969

Title

Apollo 11 Recovery Area

Full Description

Pararescueman Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr., await helicopter pickup from their life raft. They splashed down at 12:50 pm EDT July 24, 1969, 900 miles southwest of Hawaii after asuccessful lunar landing mission.

Keywords

Apollo 11 Clancy Hatleberg Recovery Neil Armstrong Michael Collins Buzz Aldrin Hawaii Frogmen Pararescueman

Subject Category

Astronauts, Apollo-Spacecraft, Apollo 11, Spacecraft Landings

Reference Numbers

  • Center: KSC
  • Center Number: 108-KSC-69PC-452
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000051

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 85 56 11
Small JPEG 602 396 271
Medium JPEG 1412 928 1,207
Large JPEG 2824 1856 5,921

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