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Photo - Apollo/Saturn (A/S)-11 - 500 Ft. Above Water - Chutes deployed

1969-01-01

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S69-20364 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, approaches touchdown in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a successful 10-day Earth-orbital space mission. Splashdown occurred at 12:00:53 p.m. (EST), March 13, 1969, only 4.5 nautical miles from the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal.

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  • Title: Photo - Apollo/Saturn (A/S)-11 - 500 Ft. Above Water - Chutes deployed
  • Date Created: 1969-01-01
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: rlobrie1
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