Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Apollo 8 Reentry
Full Description:
This Apollo 8 reentry photograph was taken by a U.S. Air Force ALOTS (Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System) camera mounted on a KC-135A aircraft flown at 40,000 ft altitude. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:15 a.m., December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific approximately 1,000 miles South-Southwest of Hawaii.
Date:
12/27/1968
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 8
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
System
Keywords:
Reentry
Keywords:
8
Keywords:
KC-135
Keywords:
Airborne
Keywords:
ALOTS
Keywords:
Lightweight
Keywords:
Optical
Keywords:
Tracking
Keywords:
KC-135A
Keywords:
Re-entry
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 8
facet_where:
Hawaii
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
December 27, 1968
facet_when:
12-27-1968
facet_when_year:
1968
Image #:
S69-15592
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1357
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S69-15592
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001357
Creator-Photographer:
USAF
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Apollo 8 Reentry