NASA Photo ID: S69-22897           File Name: 10075430.jpg
Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 11/24/69
Title: U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it
Description:
U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing
mission,  moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve the
spacecraft. A  helicopter from the recovery ship, which took part in the
recovery  operations, hovers over the scene of the splashdown.                  

Subject terms:
APOLLO 12 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
COMMAND MODULES                         
HELICOPTERS                             
NAVY                                    
PACIFIC OCEAN                           
RETRIEVAL                               
SHIPS                                   
SPACECRAFT RECOVERY                     

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