| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
| Image # : |
S70-35615
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| Date : |
04/17/1970
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Title
Apollo 13 Recovery Area
Full Description
Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted
aboard a helicopter in a Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net while
astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn.
Astronaut Fred W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot, is already aboard
the helicopter. In the life raft with Lovell, and in the water are
several U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers, who assisted
in the recovery operations. The crew was taken to the U.S.S. Iwo
Jima, prime recovery ship, several minutes after the Apollo 13
spacecraft splashed down at 12:01:44 pm CST on April 17, 1970.
Keywords
James Swigert Apollo 13 James Lovell Fred Haise Recovery USS Iwo
Jima Navy Pararescueman Frogmen
Subject Category
Apollo 13, Apollo Spacecraft, Astronauts, Spacecraft Landings
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
S70-35615
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000052
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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17 |
| Small |
JPEG |
627 |
640 |
397 |
| Medium |
JPEG |
1470 |
1500 |
1,598 |
| Large |
JPEG |
2939 |
3000 |
3,907 |
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