The Moment of Splashdown, Grayscale
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The Command/Service Module "Endeavor" splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 4:46 p.m. EDT (2046 GMT/UTC) August 7, 1971, 333 miles (535 km) north of Hawaii.
This black and white photograph captures the moment the Apollo 15 CSM entered the water. The two fully deployed and one unsuccessfully deployed parachutes are visible.
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The Project Apollo Image Gallery
August 7, 1971
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Command Module Approaching Splashdown
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Black and white photograph of the Apollo 15 CSM Endeavor attached to parachutes above the Pacific Ocean.
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The Project Apollo Image Gallery
August 7, 1971
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Splashdown
The Crew after Splashdown
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A black and white photograph showing the Apollo 15 crew, Commander David Scott (L), Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin (C), and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden (R), in the lifeboat awaiting helicopter pickup after splashdown. The Apollo 15 astronauts in the recovery area. The Apollo 15 astronauts were in good spirits after leaving their spacecraft and awaiting helicopter pickup from a life raft during recovery operations at the completion of their highly successful 12-day lunar mission. L-r, Mission Commander David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, 333 miles (535 km) to the north of Hawaii. They were welcomed aboard the USS Okinawa approximately 40 minutes after the splashdown.
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Apollo 15 Map and Image Library
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August 7, 1971
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Opening CSM Hatch after Splashdown
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7 August 1971, after 295 hours (recovery). The crew were welcomed aboard the USS Okinawa approximately 40 minutes after splashdown.
Dave Scott can be seen inside the Command Module as a Navy diver opens the hatch.
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
August 7, 1971
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Recovery
Jim Irwin Leaving CSM after Splashdown
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7 August 1971, after 295 hours (recovery). The crew were welcomed aboard the USS Okinawa approximately 40 minutes after splashdown.
A Navy diver helps Jim Irwin from the Command Module (CM) during recovery.
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
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August 7, 1971
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Recovery
Naval Swimmers Descend from Recovery Helicopter
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7 August 1971, after 295 hours (recovery). U.S. Navy swimmers jump from helicopter with flotation collar following Apollo 15 splashdown (The Project Apollo Image Gallery).
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
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August 7, 1971
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Parachute Collapse
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The Apollo 15 Command Module "Endeavor", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid-Pacific Ocean to end their lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crewmen, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3:45:53 p.m., August 7, 1971, some 330 miles to the north of Honolulu, Hawaii (NASA).
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Apollo Lunar Surface Journal; Apollo Flight Journal
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August 7, 1971
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