COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Record
Title:
Apollo 9 Splashdown
Full Description:
The Apollo 9 Command Module "Gumdrop", with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, splashes down in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a successful ten-day, Earth orbital mission. Splashdown occurred at 12:00:53 p.m. (EST), March 13, 1969, only 4.5 nautical miles from the prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Guadalcanal.
Date:
03/13/1969
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 9
Keywords:
9
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 9
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
03-13-1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Image #:
S69-27465
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-001283
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S69-27465
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001283
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL
