Retrieval of Alan B. Shepard Jr.
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) suborbital spaceflight, is retrieved by a helicopter from the USS Lake Champlain during recovery operations in the western Atl... More
Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
Astronaut Virgil I. Gus Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Bell 7 arrives aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Randolph, following his 15 minute 37 seconds suborbital space mission. He is flanked by ... More
Astronaut Alan Shepard - U.S.S. Champlain - Post-Recovery Mercury Caps...
S61-02727 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the USS Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Mercury capsule in the western Atlantic Ocean. Shepard and the Mercury spacecraft des... More
Astronaut Alan Shepard is rescued by helicopter at end of MR-3 flight
S88-31376 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) suborbital spaceflight, is retrieved by a helicopter from the USS Lake Champlain during recovery operations in th... More
Mercury Project - Astronaut Virgil Grissom walks on the recovery ship
Astronaut Virgil Grissom walks on the recovery ship after completing the 15-1/2-minute suborbital MR-4 mission.
Mercury Project, NASA Mercury project
A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the MR-4 mission. The attempt failed and the capsule sank. The MR-4 mission marned by Astronaut Virgil Grissom was the secon... More
Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
S61-02824 (21 July 1961) --- A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter attempts an unsuccessful recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft. The spacecraft hatch opened prematurely, and astronaut Virgil... More
Astronaut Grissom arrives aboard the U.S.S. Randolph after the MR-4 fl...
S61-02894 (21 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) “Liberty Bell 7” spaceflight, arrives aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph, following his 15-minute, 37-s... More
Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
S61-02826 (21 July 1961) --- A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter attempts an unsuccessful recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft. The spacecraft hatch opened prematurely, and astronaut Virgil... More
GRISSOM, NASA Mercury project, NASA Gemini program
S61-02898 (21 July 1961) --- Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) ?Liberty Bell 7? spaceflight, enjoys a meal aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph, following his 15-minute, 37-secon... More
Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-...
S61-02821 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the Marine helicopter dropping a recovery line to the capsule. In the upper left... More
Interpid, Carpenter recovery, NASA Mercury project
S62-04058 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission, arrives aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Intrepid, during recovery operations following his Earth... More
Aerial view of the U.S.S. Kearsarge, recovery ship for the Mercury-Atl...
S62-09048 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Aerial view of the USS Kearsarge, recovery ship for the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. Photo credit: NASA
Interpid, Carpenter recovery, NASA Mercury project, NASA Gemini progra...
S62-04027 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission, arrives aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Intrepid, during recovery operations following his Earth... More
Closeup View - Sigma "7" Capsule - Recovery Ship
S62-06175 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Closeup view of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Sigma 7 capsule being lowered to recovery ship's deck. Navy personnel remove the floatation device before opening the capsule. Photo credit: NASA
Recovery operations for the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission
S62-09049 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Aerial view of a life boat from the USS Kearsarge, recovery ship, approaching the floating Sigma 7 capsule for the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) mission. Photo credit: NASA
Cooper and Capsule on Deck. NASA public domain image colelction.
Recovery personnel bring the Mercury space capsule Faith 7 onboard the recovery ship U.S.S. Kearsarge with astronaut Gordon Cooper still inside. Once secured on deck, Cooper will jettison the Capsule's hatch al... More
Gemini 5 Capsule Hoisted Onboard Recovery Ship
(August 29, 1965) The Gemini 5 spacecraft is brought aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Lake Champlain after a successful landing at the end of its mission...Image # : S65-46630
Photograph of the Apollo 13 Spacecraft Being Returned to the Prime Rec...
Original caption: RECOVERY AREA, SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. APOLLO 13 RECOVERY - Apollo 13 Spacecraft is being returned to the prime recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima. The spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST),... More
Astronauts Young and Grissom - Meeting - Press - Post-Landing - Cape
S65-20422 (24 March 1965) --- Astronauts John W. Young (left), pilot; and Virgil I. Grissom, command pilot, stand at microphones at the Cape's skid strip after being flown in from the recovery ship, USS Intrepi... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - RECOVERY OPERATIONS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG (S...
S65-22893 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young, the pilot of the Gemini-Titan III (GT-3) flight, waits in a life raft to be picked up by a helicopter during recovery operations following the successful t... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - RECOVERY (HELICOPTER) - ATLANTIC
S65-19229 (23 March 1965) --- The Gemini-Titan 3 spacecraft is shown in the water after the March 23rd four-hour and 53-minute flight. Two helicopters from the recovery ship, the USS Intrepid, hover over the sc... More
RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-IV - FROGMAN - ATLANTIC
S65-33491 (7 June 1965) --- A United States Navy frogman team participates in the recovery of the Gemini-Titan 4 (GT-4) spacecraft. The USS Wasp was the prime recovery ship for the Gemini-4 mission. The crew o... More
RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC
S65-33490 (7 June 1965) --- A United States Navy frogman team participates in the recovery of the Gemini-Titan 4 (GT-4) spacecraft. The USS Wasp was the prime recovery ship for the Gemini-4 mission. The crew o... More
RECOVERY (HOIST SPACECRAFT ONBOARD) - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 - ATLANTIC
S65-46630 (29 Aug. 1965) --- The Gemini-5 spacecraft is brought aboard the recovery ship, USS Lake Champlain after a successful landing at the end of its mission.
Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open
Description (March 16, 1966) Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful... More
Gemini 9 Crew Waves to the Wasp
Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan sit with their Gemini spacecraft with hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship U.S.S. Wasp...Image # : S66-34085
Gemini Crew Welcomed by Wasp Crew
Astronauts Eugene Cernan (left), and Thomas Stafford receive a warm welcome as they arrive aboard the prime recovery ship, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp...Image # : S66-34083
Gemini 8 Recovery - Astronaut David R. Scott - Miscellaneous - Atlanti...
S66-18602 (16 March 1966) --- Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successfu... More
Frogmen on Apollo command module boilerplate flotation collar during r...
Apollo command module boilerplate floats in the Atlantic Ocean during a practice recovery exercise. Frogmen in a liferaft and on the flotation collar secure the command module boilerplate for hoisting onto a ne... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9 - RECOVERY - TOUCHDOWN - ATLANTIC
S66-34117 (6 June 1966) --- The 72-hour, 21-minute Gemini-9A spaceflight is concluded as the Gemini spacecraft, with astronaut Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan aboard, touches down in the Atlantic Ocean ... More
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ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GEMINI-TITAN [GT]-9A) - ATLANT...
S66-34111 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left) and Eugene A. Cernan talk to President Lyndon B. Johnson via ship-to-shore telephone from aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. Gemini-9A splashe... More
GT-9A - RECOVERY - TOUCH DOWN. NASA public domain image colelction.
S66-34115 (6 June 1966) --- The 72-hour, 21-minute Gemini-9A spaceflight is concluded as the Gemini spacecraft, with astronaut Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan aboard, touches down in the Atlantic Ocean ... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9A - RECOVERY - SPACECRAFT (S/C) HOISTED ABOARD - AT...
S66-34101 (6 June 1966) --- The Gemini-9 spacecraft, with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan still inside, is hoisted aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. Gemini-9 splashed down only 3.5 miles ... More
ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A - WELCOME) - ATLANTIC
S66-34109 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan (right) receive a warm welcome as they arrive aboard the prime recovery ship, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. John C. Stonesifer, with th... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 (RECOVERY) - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - MISC. - AT...
S66-42782 (21 July 1966) --- The Gemini-10 spaceflight is concluded as the Gemini-10 spacecraft, with astronaut John W. Young and Michael Collins aboard, touches down in the Atlantic about four miles from the p... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - RECOVERY - SPLASHDOWN - ATLANTIC
S66-42795 (21 July 1966) --- The Gemini-10 spacecraft, with astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins aboard, nears touchdown in the Atlantic Ocean about four nautical miles from the prime recovery ship, USS... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - RECOVERY - HOISTED ABOARD - ATLANTIC
S66-42790 (21 July 1966) --- The Gemini-10 spacecraft, with flotation collar still attached, is prepared for hoisting aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal. Navy frogmen assist in the recovery operati... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
S66-42794 (21 July 1966) --- Navy frogmen prepare to attach a flotation collar to the Gemini-10 spacecraft as it bobs in the Atlantic Ocean following its successful splashdown. Inside the spacecraft are astrona... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 (RECOVERY) - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - MISC. - AT...
S66-42772 (21 July 1966) --- A U.S. Navy frogman assist the Gemini-10 crew following splashdown at 4:07 p.m. (EST), July 21, 1966, about four miles from the recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal. Astronaut John W. You... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
S66-50749 (15 Sept. 1966) --- The Gemini-11 spaceflight is concluded as the Gemini-11 spacecraft, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot, aboard, touches down in the... More
GEMIN--TITAN (GT)-XI - RECOVERY - FROGMEN - ATLANTIC
S66-50763 (16 Sept. 1966) --- Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left), command pilot, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot, wave to the welcome crowd at the Cape Kennedy skid strip. The Gemini-11 crew had just arrived... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
S66-53547 (15 Sept. 1966) --- The Gemini-11 spacecraft, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. aboard, nears touchdown in the Atlantic Ocean approximately two statute miles from the prime ... More
Splashdown - Gemini-Titan (GT-12) Spacecraft - Mission Close - Atlanti...
S66-59986 (15 Nov. 1966) --- The Gemini spaceflight program concludes as the Gemini-12 spacecraft, with astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot, aboard, nears touchdown in t... More
GT-12 - RECOVERY, NASA Gemini program
S66-59936 (15 Nov. 1966) --- The last Gemini spaceflight is concluded as the Gemini-12 spacecraft, with astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot, aboard, touches down in the ... More
GT-12 - CAKE - RECOVERY CEREMONIES
S66-59989 (16 Nov. 1966) --- Gemini-12 astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (left), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (right), pilot, eat a piece of cake presented the two astronauts by crew members of the prime ... More
Recovery - Apollo Spacecraft (S/C)-017
S67-49423 (9 Nov. 1967) --- The Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module, with flotation collar still attached, is hoisted aboard the USS Bennington, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501)... More
APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
S67-49447 (9 Nov. 1967) --- Close-up view of the charred heat shield of the Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module aboard the USS Bennington. The damage was caused by the extreme heat of reentry. The carrier Benn... More
Apollo 8 Recovery, NASA Moon program
(December 27, 1968) A team of U.S. Navy underwater demolition swimmers prepares the Apollo 8 command module for being hoisted aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, prime recovery vessel for the initial manned lun... More
RECOVERY - APOLLO VI, NASA Apollo program
S68-27884 (4 April 1968) --- A U. S. Navy frogman team prepares the Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module (CM) for hoisting aboard the USS Okinawa. The USS Okinawa was the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 6 (S... More
Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard recovery ship, U.S.S. Essex
S68-49744 (22 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 7 crew is welcomed aboard the USS Essex, the prime recovery ship for the mission. Left to right, are astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander; Donn F. Eisele, command ... More
Apollo 7 crew post-flight. NASA public domain image colelction.
S68-52542 (22 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard the USS Essex, the prime recovery ship for the mission. Left to right, are astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander; Donn F. Eisele, command modu... More
U.S. Navy frogmen participate in Apollo 8 recovery
S69-15732 (27 Dec. 1968) --- A U.S. Navy frogman team participates in the Apollo 8 recovery operations. The Apollo crew, astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell Jr., and William A. Anders, were recovered by he... More
Apollo 8 astronauts and commanding officer of the recovery ship U.S.S....
Apollo 8 astronauts and commanding officer of the recovery ship U.S.S. Yorktown walk the red carpet of the flight deck after splashdown recovery in the Pacific Ocean. Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar o... More
Apollo 8 crew arrive aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown
S69-15737 (27 Dec. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier USS Yorktown, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. L... More
Photo - Apollo/Saturn (A/S)-11 - 500 Ft. Above Water - Chutes deployed
S69-20364 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, approaches touchdown in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a succ... More
Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery
(July 24, 1969) 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... More
Photo - Apollo/Saturn (A/S)-11 - Water w/Helo Hovering Overhead
S69-27919 (13 March 1969) --- Immediately after splashdown a recovery helicopter from the USS Guadalcanal hovers over the Apollo 9 spacecraft. Still inside the Command Module (CM) are astronauts James A. McDivi... More
Apollo 9 Splashdown. NASA public domain image colelction.
(March 13, 1969) The Apollo 9 Command Module "Gumdrop", with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, splashes down in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a successful... More
President Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine
(July 24, 1969) President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mis... More
Photo - Apollo/Saturn (A/S)-11 w/Flotation Collar Secured - Ship's Hoi...
S69-20086 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 Command Module (CM), with flotation collar still attached, is hoisted aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal, during recovery operations. The Apollo 9 crew, a... More
Apollo 9 spacecraft floats in Atlantic recovery area after splashdown
S69-27925 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, floats in the Atlantic immediately after splashdown. Moments later th... More
ABOARD THE USS GUADALCANAL -- Bearded Apollo 9 commander James A. McDi...
ABOARD THE USS GUADALCANAL -- Bearded Apollo 9 commander James A. McDivitt speaks to personnel aboard the USS Guadalcanal, prime recovery ship, an hour after he and astronauts David R. Scott and Russell L. Schw... More
Apollo 9 Crewmen - Arrival - USS Guadalcanal
S69-20060 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 crewmen arrive aboard the USS Guadalcanal as they step from a helicopter to receive a red-carpet welcome. Two of the crewmen salute the crowd of newsmen, Navy and NASA... More
Recovery - Apollo 9, NASA Apollo program
S69-27746 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 crew awaits the arrival of a recovery helicopter from the USS Guadalcanal, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 9 10-day Earth-orbital space mission. Astronaut James A. ... More
Recovery- Apollo 9, NASA Apollo program
S69-27467 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, approaches touchdown in the Atlantic recovery area. Splashdown occurr... More
Apollo 9 Spacecraft - Touchdown - Atlantic Recovery Area
S69-27466 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, touches down in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a successful 1... More
Apollo 9 crewmen arrive aboard U.S.S. Guadelcanal
S69-27921 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 crewmen arrive aboard the USS Guadalcanal as they step from a helicopter to receive a red-carpet welcome. Two of the crewmen salute the crowd of newsmen, Navy and NASA... More
Recovery- Apollo 9, NASA Apollo program
S69-27920 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 crew men walk on a red carpet after arriving aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal. Left to right, are astronauts Russell L. Schweickart, David R. Scott, and... More
Recovery- Apollo 9, NASA Apollo program
S69-27469 (13 March 1969) --- U.S. Navy helicopter crewmembers assist the Apollo 9 astronauts during recovery operations just after splashdown. Astronaut James A. McDivitt, mission commander, is in the Billy Pu... More
Recovery- Apollo 9, NASA Apollo program
S69-27468 (13 March 1969) --- U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist the Apollo 9 crew during recovery operations just after splashdown. They have already attached a flotation collar to the Comman... More
APOLLO 10 RECOVERY, NASA Apollo program
S69-20638 (26 May 1969) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot, egresses the Apollo 10 spacecraft during recovery operations in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assis... More
Apollo 10 crewmember is pickup by recovery helicopter
S69-20621 (26 May 1969) --- A member of the Apollo 10 crew is hoisted into a helicopter from the prime recovery ship, USS Princeton, during recovery operations in the South Pacific. Astronauts Thomas P. Staffor... More
Navy Helicopter - Recovery - Apollo X Astronauts - Pacific
S69-21037 (26 May 1969) --- A member of the Apollo 10 crew is hoisted up to a helicopter from the prime recovery ship, USS Princeton. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 a.m., May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of Ame... More
Recovery - Apollo 10, NASA Apollo program
S69-36593 (26 May 1969) --- The Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (center), John W. Young (left) and Eugene A. Cernan (waving) are greeted by Donald E. Stullken (lower left) of the Manned Space Center's (... More
Navy Helicopter - Arrival - Recovery - Apollo X Astronauts - South Pac...
S69-21036 (26 May 1969) --- A Navy helicopter arrives to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as their spacecraft floats in the South Pacific immediately after touchdown. U.S. Navy under... More
Recovery - Apollo 10, NASA Apollo program
S69-36592 (26 May 1969) --- The Apollo 10 spacecraft, with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan still inside, floats in the South Pacific immediately after splashdown. U.S. Navy un... More
Astronauts Stafford and Young await pickup by recovery helicopter
S69-36595 (26 May 1969) --- Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 commander; and John W. Young, command module pilot, await pickup by the recovery helicopter from the prime recovery ship, USS Princeton. Astr... More
Recovery - Apollo 10, NASA Apollo program
S69-36594 (26 May 1969) --- The Apollo 10 spacecraft, with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan onboard, approaches touchdown in the South Pacific recovery area to conclude a succes... More
Recovery - Apollo 10, NASA Apollo program
S69-36593 (26 May 1969) --- The Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (center), John W. Young (left) and Eugene A. Cernan (waving) are greeted by Donald E. Stullken (lower left) of the Manned Space Center's (... More
Recovery - Apollo 11, NASA Apollo program
S69-21698 (24 July 1969) --- The three Apollo 11 crew men 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... More
Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module hoisted aboard U.S.S. Hornet
The Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module is photographed being lowered to the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic lunar landing mission. Note the flotation ring attached by Navy diver... More
President Nixon on deck of U.S.S. Hornet awaiting Apollo 11 crew arriv...
S69-21736 (24 July 1969) --- President Richard M. Nixon photographed on the deck of the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, awaiting the Apollo 11 crew arrival. Apollo 11 sp... More
President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet
S69-21365 (24 July 1969) --- United States President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Within the Mobile Quarantine Facility, Ap...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Within the Mobile Quarantine Facility, Apollo 11 astronauts (left to right) Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. and Neil A. Armstrong relax following their successful lunar landing... More
Apollo 12 crew assisted with egressing command module after landing
S69-22271 (24 Nov. 1969) --- A United States Navy Underwater Demolition Team swimmer assists the Apollo 12 crew during recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean. In the life raft are astronauts Charles Conrad Jr... More
U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it
U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve the spacecraft. A helicopter from the recovery ship, which took part in the re... More
Apollo 13 Recovery Area, NASA Apollo program
(April 17, 1970) 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. Astrona... More
Apollo 13 Mission Control Celebrates
Description: (April 17, 1970) Three of the four Apollo 13 Flight Directors applaud the successful splashdown of the Command Module "Odyssey" while Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Director, Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC)... More
Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima
(April 17, 1970) 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... More
Apollo 13 Crew on Deck. NASA public domain image colelction.
Commander Philip Eldredge Jerauld (at microphone), ship's chaplain for U.S.S. Iwo Jima, offers a prayer of thanks for the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew members soon after they arrived aboard the recovery sh... More
Apollo 13 Splashdown, NASA Apollo program
Description A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean, only four miles from the prime recovery ship, the U.S.S. Iw... More
Odyssey On Deck. NASA public domain image colelction.
Crewmen aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, hoist the Command Module aboard ship. The Apollo 13 crewmen were already aboard the Iwo Jima when this photograph was taken. Th... More
Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
S70-35651 (17 April 1970) --- Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a "Billy Pugh" net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn. Astronaut ... More
Apollo 13 spacecraft splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean
S70-35644 (17 April 1970) --- The Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) splashes down and its three main parachutes collapse, as the week-long problem-plagued Apollo 13 mission comes to a premature, but safe end. The s... More
Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
S70-35625 (17 April 1970) --- Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, is hoisted in a "Billy Pugh" net into a Navy helicopter, while United States Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the... More
![RECOVERY - APOLLO XIII (SPACECRAFT [S/C]) - MSC](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NzAvMDQvMTcvcmVjb3ZlcnktYXBvbGxvLXhpaWktc3BhY2VjcmFmdC1zYy1tc2MtMjgxMjEwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/16/webp "RECOVERY - APOLLO XIII (SPACECRAFT [S/C]) - MSC")
RECOVERY - APOLLO XIII (SPACECRAFT [S/C]) - MSC
S70-35472 (17 April 1970) --- Overall view of the crowded Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) during post-recovery ceremonies aboard ... More
Apollo 13 spacecraft splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean
S70-35638 (17 April 1970) --- A perilous space mission comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the South Pacific, only four miles from the prime recovery ship. ... More
Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
S70-35610 (17 April 1970) --- A water level view of the Apollo 13 recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. The three astronauts as seen egressing their spacecraft. John L. Swigert Jr. (back to camera), c... More
Apollo 13 crew arrive on prime recovery ship U.S.S. Iwo Jima
S70-35614 (17 April 1970) --- The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean... More