Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Kitty Hawk" Nears Splashdown
Full Description:
The Apollo 15 Command Module "Kitty Hawk", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid-Pacific Ocean to end their lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crewmen, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3:45:53 p.m., August 7, 1971, some 330 miles north of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Date:
08/07/1971
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category:
Apollo 15
Keywords:
Module
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
Kitty
Keywords:
Hawk
Keywords:
Splashdown
Keywords:
Parachute
Keywords:
Command
Keywords:
15
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 15
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Hawaii
facet_where:
Honolulu
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
August 7, 1971
facet_when:
08-07-1971
facet_when_year:
1971
Image #:
S71-41999
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1121
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S71-41999
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001121
Creator-Photographer:
Unknown
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Kitty Hawk" Nears Splashdown