Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it
Description:
U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve the spacecraft. A helicopter from the recovery ship, which took part in the recovery operations, hovers over the scene of the splashdown.
Date Taken:
1969-11-24
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XII
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
NAVY
Subject Terms:
SHIPS
Subject Terms:
SPACECRAFT
Subject Terms:
RECOVERY
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
OCEAN
Subject Terms:
HELICOPTERS
Subject Terms:
PACIFIC
Subject Terms:
COMMAND
Subject Terms:
MODULES
Subject Terms:
12
Subject Terms:
RETRIEVAL
facet_what:
Apollo 12
facet_what:
Command Module (CM)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S69-22897
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-S69-22897
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U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it