Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Navy helicopter arrives to recover Apollo 10 astronauts
Description:
A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as their spacecraft floats in the South Pacific immediately after touchdown. 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 Taken:
1969-05-26
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo X
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
NAVY
Subject Terms:
SPACECRAFT
Subject Terms:
RECOVERY
Subject Terms:
WATER
Subject Terms:
LANDING
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
OCEAN
Subject Terms:
HELICOPTERS
Subject Terms:
PACIFIC
Subject Terms:
COMMAND
Subject Terms:
MODULES
Subject Terms:
10
Subject Terms:
PARACHUTES
Subject Terms:
DIVERS
facet_what:
Apollo 10
facet_where:
American Samoa
facet_where:
Samoa
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
May 26, 1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Photo ID:
S69-21036
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-S69-21036
original url:

Navy helicopter arrives to recover Apollo 10 astronauts