NASA Photo ID: S69-21698           File Name: 10075300.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 07/24/69
Title: Apollo 11 crewmen await pickup by helicopter after landing
Description:
The three Apollo 11 crewmen await pickup by a helicopter from the U.S.S. 
Hornet, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The 
fourth man in the life raft is a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team 
swimmer. All four men are wearing biological isolation garments. Apollo 11 
splashed down at 11:40 a.m., July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles 
southwest of Hawaii.                 
Subject terms:
APOLLO 11                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
ASTRONAUTS                              
DIVERS                                  
EGRESS                                  
FLOTATION                               
GARMENTS                                
ISOLATION                               
LIFE RAFTS                              
NAVY                                    
RECOVERY                                
SPACECRAFT RECOVERY                     
WATER LANDING                           

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