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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Apollo 8 recovery
Title
Apollo 8 recovery
Title
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Full Description:
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The Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, recovery vessel for the historic initial manned lunar orbital mission. In left foreground is astronaut Frank Borman, Mission Commander. Behind Borman is astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot; and on the right is astronaut William A. Anders, Lunar Module pilot. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:51 a.m. (EST), December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,000 miles south-southwest of Hawaii.
Full_Description
The Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, recovery vessel for the historic initial manned lunar orbital mission. In left foreground is astronaut Frank Borman, Mission Commander. Behind Borman is astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot; and on the right is astronaut William A. Anders, Lunar Module pilot. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:51 a.m. (EST), December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,000 miles south-southwest of Hawaii.
Full Description
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Date:
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12/27/1968
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Astronauts
Subject_Category
Astronauts
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Spacecraft Landings
Subject_Category
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo 8
Subject_Category
Apollo 8
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Apollo
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Keywords:
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James
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Keywords:
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Anders
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Keywords:
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Jim
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Keywords:
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Splashdown
Keywords
Splashdown
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Lovell
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Keywords:
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8
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Keywords:
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William
Keywords
William
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Bill
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Keywords:
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Frank
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Keywords:
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Borman
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Apollo 8
facet_what
Apollo 8
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Pacific Ocean
facet_where
Pacific Ocean
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Hawaii
facet_where
Hawaii
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_who:
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Frank Borman
facet_who
Frank Borman
facet_who
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facet_when:
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December 27, 1968
facet_when
December 27, 1968
facet_when
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facet_when:
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12-27-1968
facet_when
12-27-1968
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1968
facet_when_year
1968
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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S68-56326
Image_#
S68-56326
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1504
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1504
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S68-56326
Center_Number
S68-56326
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001504
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001504
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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unknown
Creator-Photographer
unknown
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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