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Images by David R. Scott of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Hawaii from 1971
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Apollo 15 Crew and Family Me
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Apollo 15 Crew and Family Members |
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The three Apollo 15 crew receive a welcome on their arrival at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas, after en eight-hour flight aboard a U.S. Air Force C-141 jet aircraft from Hawaii. Left to right are: Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin. Members of the astronaut's families identified in picture are left to right: Scott's daughter, Tracy, Worden's father, Merrill Worden, Worden's daughter, Merrill, and Irwin's two daughters, Joy and Jill. |
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08/08/1971 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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Apollo 15 command module nea
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Apollo 15 command module nears touchdown in mid-Pacific Ocean to end mission |
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The Apollo 15 Command Module, with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid-Pacific Ocean to end lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crewmen, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3:45:53 p.m., August 7, 1971, some 330 miles north of Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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1971-08-07 |
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