NASA Photo ID: S70-35610 File Name: 10075524.jpg
Film Type: 35mm BW Date Taken: 04/17/70
Title: Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
Description:
A water-level view of the Apollo 13 recovery operations in the South
Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team assists the astronauts in
egressing their Command Module and entering life rafts. The Apollo 13
Command Module splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 13
APOLLO PROJECT
APOLLO SPACECRAFT
ASTRONAUTS
COMMAND MODULES
DIVERS
EGRESS
LIFE RAFTS
NAVY
PACIFIC OCEAN
RECOVERY
WATER LANDING
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