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Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
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Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown

NASA / JSC · 1970-04-17 · photograph (digital archive)

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S70-35651 (17 April 1970) --- Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a "Billy Pugh" net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn. Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, is already aboard the helicopter. In the life raft with Lovell, and in the water are several U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers, who assisted in the recovery operations.

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APOLLO 13APOLLO PROJECTAPOLLO SPACECRAFTASTRONAUTSCOMMAND MODULESDIVERSEGRESSLIFE RAFTSNAVYNETSPACIFIC OCEANRECOVERY RESCUE OPERATIONS
Credit lineApollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown. NASA/JSC, 1970-04-17. Public domain. ID: S70-35651.
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