NASA Photo ID: S69-20179           File Name: 10075075.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 03/13/69
  Title: Apollo 9 crewman crawls onto life raft after splashdown in Atlantic
  Description:
  Aerial view of an Apollo 9 crewman egressing the command module onto a life 
  raft after splashdown in the Atlantic recovery area and a successful
  ten-day,  earth-orbital space mission. Navy divers have already attached a
  flotation  collar to the command module and are assisting with recovery
  operations.                  
  Subject terms:
  AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY                      
  APOLLO 9                                
  APOLLO PROJECT                          
  APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  ATLANTIC OCEAN                          
  COMMAND MODULES                         
  DIVERS                                  
  FLOTATION                               
  LIFE RAFTS                              
  TOUCHDOWN                               
  WATER LANDING                           
  

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