Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Apollo 13 Crew Returns Home
Full Description:
This photograph shows Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, John Swigert, and James Lovell aboard the recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima after safely touching down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their ill-fated mission. The mission was aborted after 56 hours of flight, 205,000 miles from Earth, when an oxygen tank in the service module exploded. The command module, Odyssey, brought the three astronauts back home safely.
Date of Image:
1970-04-17
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
Service Module
term:
Apollo 13
term:
Lovell
term:
Haise
term:
Swigert
facet_who:
Fred Haise
facet_who:
Jack Swigert
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 13
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
7008011
NIX #:
MSFC-7008011
MSFC Negative Number:
7008011
UID:
SPD-MARSH-7008011
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