Astronaut Alan Shepard on U.S. Champlain after recovery of Mercury cap...
S88-31380 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., strides across the deck of the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain following an inspection of his Freedom 7 capsule. Shepard had just completed the first manne... More
Astronaut Alan Shepard onboard helicopter after recovery of Mercury ca...
S88-31383 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) pilot, jokes with doctors while in-flight between the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain and the Grand Bahama Islands. Shepard is the... More
Astronaut Alan Shepard inspects his capsule on U.S. Champlain after re...
S88-31384 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) pilot, is pictured near his Freedom 7 capsule during a postflight inspection aboard the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain after the... More
Recovery - Mercury Astronaut Virgil Grissom - End - Mercury-Reddstone ...
S61-02819 (21 July 1961) --- A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter retrieves astronaut Virgil I. Grissom from the Atlantic Ocean following the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight. Grissom's "Liberty Bell" Mercury s... More
Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-...
S61-02820 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the Marine helicopter pulled almost to the waters surface by the weight of the c... 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
Gemini 3 prime crew egress throught command pilot's hatch during train...
S65-14457 (23 Feb. 1965) --- Both members of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew egress through the left, or command pilot's, hatch into the Gulf of Mexico during specialized training in egress from the Gemini spacec... More
Astronauts Grissom and Young aboard helicopter after retrieval from Ge...
S65-18733 (23 March 1965) --- Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom (left) and John W. Young are shown aboard a helicopter after being retrieved from their spacecraft following the Gemini-Titan 3 flight.
Astronaut Eugene Cernan sits in Gemini boilerplate during water egress
S66-29559 (9 April 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, prime crew pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s Gemini-9 spaceflight, sits in Gemini Boiler-plate during water egress training ac... More
Astronaut Eugene Cernan after suiting up for water egress training
S66-29485 (9 April 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, prime crew pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gemini-9 spaceflight, stands on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after sui... More
GT- 9 Water Egress Training. NASA public domain image colelction.
S66-29498 (9 April 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, prime crew pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gemini-9 spaceflight, is hoisted aboard a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during wate... More
Astronaut John Young hoisted aboard helicopter during water egress tra...
S66-39713 (18 June 1966) --- Astronaut John W. Young, Gemini-10 command pilot, is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. A team of Manned Spaceflight Cen... More
Astronauts Young and Collins during water egress training
S66-39699 (18 June 1966) --- Astronauts John W. Young (in water, nose of spacecraft), Gemini-10 command pilot, and Michael Collins (sitting on spacecraft), pilot, use Static Article 6 spacecraft during water eg... More
Astronaut John W. Young during water egress training
S66-39691 (18 June 1966) --- Astronaut John W. Young, prime crew command pilot for the Gemini-10 spaceflight, sits in Static Article 5 during water egress training activity onboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriev... More
Prime crew of Apollo/Saturn Mission 204 prepares for water egress trai...
S66-58501 (27 Oct. 1966) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo Space Flight, Apollo/Saturn (AS) mission 204, is suited up aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever (MVR) in preparation for Apollo water egr... More
Apollo 10 astronauts participate in water egress training at MSC
S68-41683 (August 1968) --- Three astronauts participate in Apollo water egress training in a tank in Building 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Already in life raft is John W. Young. Eugene A. Cernan is egr... More
Apollo 10 astronauts participate in water egress training at MSC
S68-41685 (August 1968) --- Three astronauts participate in Apollo water egress training in a tank in Building 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Egressing the Apollo Command Module trainer is Thomas P. Staff... More
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
S68-46604 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) is seen in Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102 during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In... More
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
S68-46605 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Walter M. Sch... More
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
S68-42197 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In hatch of the Apollo egress trainer (command module)... More
Navy frogmen attach flotation collar to Apollo 7 command module
U.S. Navy frogmen attach a flotation collar to the Apollo 7 command module during recovery operations in the Atlantic. The Apollo 7 spacecraft splashed down at 7:11 a.m., October 22, 1968, approximately 200 nau... More
Apollo 8 prime crew seen inside Apollo Boilerplate during water egress
S68-52941 (25 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 prime crew is seen inside Apollo Boilerplate 1102A during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. From the foreground are astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James... More
Apollo 8 prime crew seen inside Apollo Boilerplate during water egress
S68-53015 (25 Oct. 1968) --- Astronauts William A. Anders, James A. Lovell Jr., and Frank Borman, (left to right) are seen inside Apollo Boilerplate 1102A during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Bo... More
Astronaut David R. Scott on deck of ship prior to water egress trainin...
S68-54810 (5 Nov. 1968) --- Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission, relaxes on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior ... More
Apollo 9 prime crew on deck of ship prior to water egress training
S68-54841 (5 Nov. 1968) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever (MVR) prior to participating in water eg... More
Apollo 9 prime crew inside Apollo command module boilerplate during tr...
S68-54850 (5 Nov. 1968) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission are seen inside an Apollo command module boilerplate during water egress training activity in ... More
Astronaut James A. McDivitt on deck of ship prior to water egress trai...
S68-54805 (5 Nov. 1968) --- Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission, relaxes on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever (MVR) prior to... 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 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
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
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
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
S70-35645 (17 April 1970) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, is hoisted aboard a helicopter from the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery vessel for the mission. Lovell was the last of the three Apollo 13 cr... 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
View of Mission Control Center during Apollo 13 splashdown
S70-35471 (17 April 1970) --- Two flight controllers man consoles in the Missions Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control Center (MCC) at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), Houston, Texas, just b... More
Apollo 13 Command Module recovery after splashdown
S70-15530 (17 April 1970) --- Crew men aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, hoist the Command Module (CM) aboard ship. The Apollo 13 crew men, astronauts James A. Lovell Jr.,... More
View of Mission Control Center during Apollo 13 splashdown
S70-35148 (17 April 1970) --- Staff members from NASA Headquarters (NASA HQ), Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), and Dr. Thomas Paine (center of frame) applaud the successful splashdown of the Apollo 13 mission wh... More
Apollo 14 prime crew aboard NASA Motor Vessel Retriever during trainin...
S70-51699 (24 Oct. 1970) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission relaxes aboard the NASA motor vessel retriever, prior to participating in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to ... More
Apollo 14 astronauts assisted out of Command Module by Navy divers
S71-19474 (9 Feb. 1971) --- Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, is assisted out of the Command Module (CM) by a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer during the Apollo 14 recovery operations... More
Astronaut Stuart Roosa hoisted inside recovery net to Navy helicopter
S71-19476 (9 Feb. 1971) --- Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, is hoisted inside a Billy Pugh net to a U.S. Navy helicopter assisting in Apollo 14 recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. V... More
Skylab 3 prime crew participate in water egress simulations at JSC
S73-27787 (1 May 1973) --- The three members of the prime crew of the second manned Skylab mission participate in prelaunch training, specifically water egress simulations, at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), Ho... More
View of the parachutes of Skylab 3 command module during splashdown
SL3-114-1760 (25 Sept. 1973) --? An excellent view of the three main ring sail parachutes of the Skylab 3 command module as they unfurl during descent to a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. This pictu... More
Navy Swimmers Assist - Recovery of Skylab (SL)-3 Command Module (CM) -...
S73-36401 (25 Sept. 1973) --- A team of U.S. Navy swimmers assists with the recovery of the Skylab 3 Command Module following its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean about 230 miles southwest of San Diego, Californ... More
Skylab 3 Command Module is hoisted aboard prime recovery ship
S73-36423 (25 Sept. 1973) --- The Skylab 3 Command Module, with astronauts Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma still inside, is hoisted aboard the prime recovery ship, USS New Orleans, during reco... More
STS-37 Pilot Kenneth D. Cameron during egress training in JSC's WETF B...
STS-37 Pilot Kenneth D. Cameron, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), discusses simulated emergency egress training on the pool side of JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Cameron wil... More
STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Godwin floating in life raft in JSC WET...
S90-45229 (25 June 1990) --- Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-37 mission specialist, floats in a one-person life raft. She was simulating steps involved in emergency egress from a space shuttle. The training sess... More
STS-60 Cosmonauts in Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) t...
Russian Cosmonaut Vladimir Titov maneuvers a small life raft during bailout training at JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). Two SCUBA-equipped divers assisted Titov in the STS-60 training exercise.
STS-60 Cosmonauts in Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) t...
S93-26021 (Feb 1993) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev maneuvers a small life raft during bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Two SCUBA-eq... More
Astronaut Thomas Jones during emergency bailout training in WETF
S93-43108 (2 June 1993) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). ... More
Astronaut Jay Buckey participates in emergency bailout training in the...
S93-43856 (7 Ssept 1993) --- Navigating a one person life raft, Jay C. Buckey, M.D., participates in emergency bailout training in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-... More
STS-59 crewmembers during bailout training in WETF
S93-50710 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, commander, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Gutie... More
Astronaut Kevin Chilton takes a break during bailout training
S93-50720 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton, pilot, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Chilton and ... More
Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton uses helmet to bail water during bailout tr...
S93-50705 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton, pilot, uses his helmet to bail water from his life raft during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Train... More
Astronaut Sidney Gutierrez suspended by parachute during bailout train...
S93-50718 (22 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, commander, is suspended by his parachute gear during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Fac... More
Astronaut Donald McMonagle checks drainage hose on his life raft in tr...
S94-37521 (28 June 1994) --- Astronaut Donald R. McMonagle, mission commander, checks the drainage hose on his rapidly fashioned life raft during an emergency bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Cent... More
Astronaut Curtis Brown suspended by simulated parachute gear during tr...
S94-37516 (28 June 1994) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown is suspended by a simulated parachute gear during an emergency bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Trainin... More
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa in small life raft during training
S94-37520 (28 June 1994) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-66 payload commander, secures herself in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless En... More
Astronauts McMonagle and Brown float in one-man life rafts during trai...
S94-37526 (28 June 1994) --- In separate life rafts, astronauts Donald R. McMonagle (right), mission commander, and Curtis L. Brown, pilot, are assisted by several SCUBA-equipped divers during an emergency bail... More
Astronauts and cosmonauts during emergency bailout training session
S94-47226 (13 Oct 1994) --- Using small life rafts, several cosmonauts and astronauts participating in joint Russia - United States space missions take part in an emergency bailout training session in the Johns... More
Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar watches crewmates during training
S94-47256 (13 Oct 1994) --- Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, STS-71 mission specialist, smiles as she watches a crew mate (out of frame) make a simulated parachute landing in nearby water. The action came as part of... More
Cosmonaut Yuriy Onufriyenko simulates parachute drop into water
S94-47232 (13 Oct 1994) --- Cosmonaut Yuriy I. Onufriyenko (right), in the United States to participate in training for joint Russia-United States space missions, simulates a parachute drop into water. The trai... More
STS-70 bailout training in the WETF
S95-03464 (16 Feb 1995) --- Attired in a training version of the Shuttle launch and entry garment, astronaut Terence T. (Tom) Henricks participates in a bailout training session at the Johnson Space Center's (J... More
STS-77 crew preflight training. NASA public domain image colelction.
S96-08071 (April 1996) --- Crew trainer Viet Nguyen briefs Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau, mission specialist, on Remote Manipulation System (RMS) procedures during a training session in the Johnson Space Cent... More
STS-77 crew preflight training. NASA public domain image colelction.
S96-08065 (April 1996) --- Astronaut John H. Casper, mission commander and veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, awaits the beginning of a training session for emergency bailout. All six crew members partici... More
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment
Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.