Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Apollo 14 Command Module approaches touchdown in South Pacific Ocean
Description:
The Apollo 14 Command Module splashes down and two of its three main parachutes can be seen collapsing, as the ten-day lunar landing mission comes to an end. The splashdown occured at 3:04:39 p.m., February 9, 1971, approximately 765 nautical miles south of American Samoa.
Date Taken:
1971-02-09
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XIV
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
WATER
Subject Terms:
LANDING
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
OCEAN
Subject Terms:
PACIFIC
Subject Terms:
COMMAND
Subject Terms:
MODULES
Subject Terms:
14
Subject Terms:
PARACHUTES
facet_what:
Apollo 14
facet_what:
Command Module (CM)
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
American Samoa
facet_where:
Samoa
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
February 9, 1971
facet_when_year:
1971
Photo ID:
S71-19472
Film Type:
4x5
UID:
SPD-JSC-S71-19472
original url:

Apollo 14 Command Module approaches touchdown in South Pacific Ocean