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U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it

NASA / JSC · 1969-11-24 · photograph (digital archive)

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U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve the spacecraft. A helicopter from the recovery ship, which took part in the recovery operations, hovers over the scene of the splashdown.

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APOLLO 12 FLIGHT APOLLO PROJECT COMMAND MODULES HELICOPTERS NAVY SHIPS PACIFIC OCEAN RETRIEVAL SPACECRAFT RECOVERY

Credit lineU.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it. NASA/JSC, 1969-11-24. Public domain. ID: S69-22897.

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