Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Apollo 13 Splashdown
Full Description:
A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean, only four miles from the prime recovery ship, the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. The Command Module "Odyssey" with Commander, James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise Jr. splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970. The crew men were transported by helicopter from the immediate recovery area to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima.
Date:
04/17/1970
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category:
Apollo 13
Keywords:
Module
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
Explosion
Keywords:
Command
Keywords:
13
Keywords:
Aquarius
Keywords:
Odyssey
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 13
facet_what:
Aquarius
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
April 17, 1970
facet_when:
04-17-1970
facet_when_year:
1970
Image #:
S70-15870
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1312
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S70-15870
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001312
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Apollo 13 Splashdown