Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Apollo 10 spacecraft with Navy swimmers floating in recovery area
Description:
The Apollo 10 spacecraft, with Astronauts Stafford, Young, and Cernan still inside, 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:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
NAVY
Subject Terms:
SPACECRAFT
Subject Terms:
RECOVERY
Subject Terms:
WATER
Subject Terms:
LANDING
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
OCEAN
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:
S69-36592
Film Type:
4x5
UID:
SPD-JSC-S69-36592
original url:

Apollo 10 spacecraft with Navy swimmers floating in recovery area