NASA Photo ID: S70-35645           File Name: 10075527.jpg
Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 04/17/70
Title: Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown
Description:
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 commander, is lifted aboard a 
helicopter from the prime recovery ship, the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, in a "Billy 
Pugh" net. Lovell was the last of the three Apollo 13 crewmen to egress the 
Command Module and the last to be lifted aboard the helicopter. He was 
preceded by Astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., and Fred W. Haise Jr. The
Command  Module and a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer can be
seen in the  background. Apollo 13 splashdown occured at 12:07:44 p.m.,
April 17, 1970.               
Subject terms:
APOLLO 13                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
ASTRONAUTS                              
COMMAND MODULES                         
DIVERS                                  
EGRESS                                  
LIFE RAFTS                              
NAVY                                    
NETS                                    
PACIFIC OCEAN                           
RECOVERY                                
RESCUE OPERATIONS                       
WATER LANDING                           

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