Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Apollo 8 Recovery
Full Description:
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 lunar orbital mission. The crew members - astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders - had already egressed the spacecraft and were aboard the recovery ship at the time of this photo.
Date:
12/27/1968
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category:
Apollo Spacecraft
Subject Category:
Apollo 8
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
USS
Keywords:
Splashdown
Keywords:
8
Keywords:
Yorktown
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 8
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
Frank Borman
facet_when:
12-27-1968
facet_when_year:
1968
Image #:
S68-56344
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1505
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S68-56344
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001505
Creator-Photographer:
unknown
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Apollo 8 Recovery