Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
Description:
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 commander, is lifted aboard a helicopter from the prime recovery ship, the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, in a "Billy Pugh" net. Lovell was the last of the three Apollo 13 crewmen to egress the Command Module and the last to be lifted aboard the helicopter. He was preceded by Astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., and Fred W. Haise Jr. The Command Module and a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer can be seen in the background. Apollo 13 splashdown occured at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970.
Date Taken:
1970-04-17
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XIII
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
NAVY
Subject Terms:
RESCUE
Subject Terms:
OPERATIONS
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:
EGRESS
Subject Terms:
13
Subject Terms:
LIFE
Subject Terms:
RAFTS
Subject Terms:
DIVERS
Subject Terms:
NETS
facet_what:
Apollo 13
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
April 17, 1970
facet_when_year:
1970
Photo ID:
S70-35645
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-S70-35645
original url:

Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown