Apollo 9 Recovery Aboard USS Guadalcanal

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Title - Alternative

Apollo 9 Spacecraft After Reentry

Keywords

Aeronautics, Apollo 9, John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA, USS Guadalcanal

Photo Description

ABOARD THE USS GUADALCANAL. The scorched Apollo 9 spacecraft, cradled in a flotation collar, is hoisted aboard the USS Guadalcanal, prime recovery ship, after safely carrying astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart to splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. The spacecraft shielded the astronauts from reentry temperatures which exceeded 2,000 degrees. They splashed down at 12:01 p.m., EST, March 13, 1969, at the completion of their 10-day Earth-orbital mission to test a lunar module spacecraft. Impact was less than 5 miles from the prime recovery ship, and 780 nautical miles southeast of Cape Kennedy. The astronauts were launched by an Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle March 3 from the Kennedy Space Center. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration directs the Apollo program.

Publication Date

3-13-1969

Format

image/jpeg

Number of Images

2

Side of Image

Front of Image

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Original Size

8" x 10"

Identifier

DP0057524-0043a

NASA Photo Number

108-KSC-69P-186; 69-H-453

Photo Credit

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Collection

Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969

Call Number

SC 010

Digital Production Specifications

Digitized by the University of Central Florida Libraries, Digital Initiatives Unit. Jpeg images were derived from no less than 600 dpi tiffs scanned on a Copibook scanner.

Use and Reproduction

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information, contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

Additional Rights Statement

This photograph is a government publication – not subject to copyright.

Recommended Citation

"Apollo 9 Recovery Aboard USS Guadalcanal" (1969). Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969. 50.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/nasa-photographs-volume-1/50