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Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima
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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 70-H-641
Date : 04/17/1970


Title

Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima

Full Description

The crew of the Apollo 13 mission step aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific. Exiting the helicopter, which made the pick-up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred. W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot. The Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 pm CST on April 17, 1970.

Keywords

Apollo 13 Iwo Jima Fred Haise James Lovell John Swigert Recovery

Subject Category

Apollo 13, Astronauts

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 70-H-641
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000054

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  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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Thumbnail JPEG 85 67 10
Small JPEG 605 475 206
Medium JPEG 1419 1113 992
Large JPEG 2838 2226 5,502


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