Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery
Full Description:
The Apollo 11 crew await pickup by a helicopter from the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The fourth man in the life raft is a United States Navy underwater demolition team swimmer. All four men are wearing Biological Isolation Garments (BIG). The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia," with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. splashed down at 11:49 a.m. (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the USS Hornet.
Date:
07/24/1969
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 11
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
11
Keywords:
USS
Keywords:
Hornet
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
Collins
Keywords:
Aldrin
Keywords:
Recovery
Keywords:
Neil
Keywords:
Michael
Keywords:
Buzz
Keywords:
Splashdown
Keywords:
Moon
Keywords:
Lunar
Keywords:
Mike
Keywords:
Columbia
Keywords:
Landing
Keywords:
Biological
Keywords:
Isolation
Keywords:
Garment
Keywords:
BIG
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_where:
Hawaii
facet_where:
United States of America
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
Michael Collins
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_when:
July 24, 1969
facet_when:
07-24-1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Image #:
S69-21698
orignial url:
http://grin.hq.nasa…
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1212
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S69-21698
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001212
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL
Image ID:
127499
Resolution Size:
5
Format:
JP2
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
GPN-2000-001212.jp2
Width:
3000
Height:
3011

Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery

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