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Apollo 8 crew arrive aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown
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Apollo 8 crew arrive aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown

NASA / JSC · 1968-12-27 · photograph (digital archive)

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S69-15737 (27 Dec. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier USS Yorktown, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. Left to right, are astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:51 a.m. (EST), Dec. 27, 1968, in the central Pacific approximately 1,000 miles south-southwest of Hawaii.

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APOLLO 8APOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCEREMONIESHELICOPTERSNAVYSHIPSRECOVERYWATER LANDING
Credit lineApollo 8 crew arrive aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown. NASA/JSC, 1968-12-27. Public domain. ID: S69-15737.
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