Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery
Full Description:
A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as the Command Module "Charlie Brown" floats in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the recovery operations. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 a.m., May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa. Note that in this photo the divers have attached a flotation collar to the spacecraft.
Date:
05/26/1969
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category:
Apollo 10
Keywords:
Module
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
Helicopter
Keywords:
Recovery
Keywords:
Splashdown
Keywords:
10
Keywords:
Command
Keywords:
Charlie
Keywords:
Brown
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 10
facet_where:
American Samoa
facet_where:
Samoa
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
May 26, 1969
facet_when:
05-26-1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Image #:
S69-21036
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1143
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S69-21036
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001143
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery