Detail View: NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection: Apollo 9 Splashdown
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Title:
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Apollo 9 Splashdown
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Full Description:
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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.
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Date:
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03/13/1969
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
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Subject Category:
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Apollo 9
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Keywords:
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9
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Audience:
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General Public
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facet_what:
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Apollo 9
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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facet_when:
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03-13-1969
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facet_when_year:
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1969
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Image #:
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S69-27465
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original url:
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http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001283.html
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-001283
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S69-27465
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001283
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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