Title

Recovery of command module 'Columbia' in the Pacific Ocean, Apollo II mission, 24 July 1969. Creator: NASA.

Caption

Recovery of command module 'Columbia' in the Pacific Ocean, Apollo II mission, 24 July 1969. US Navy divers assist in retrieving the astronauts from the capsule after a successful 'splashdown', with all three crew members safe inside. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code named Eagle, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on board, had landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969. Apollo 11 was the fifth manned Apollo mission, and was the first to land on the Moon.

Date

1969

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM19F02_361

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 17,6in x 13,9in / 5271 x 4176 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation water boat boats country space Columbia color diving diver divers Pacific Ocean dinghy war location century recovery concept spacecraft Navy space exploration space travel warfare Sixties United States of America Colour naval warfare United States Navy water transport Apollo 11 1960s 20th century US Navy American America USA Apollo Mission photograph united states splashdown NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space photograph