Parachute Collapse: ap15-S71-41999
Title
Parachute Collapse: ap15-S71-41999
Subject
Apollo 15 splashdown
Description
The Apollo 15 Command Module "Endeavour", 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 north of Honolulu, Hawaii (NASA).
Creator
NASA
Source
NASA Human Spaceflight
Date
August 7, 1971
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.html
Format
Still Image
Coverage
Splashdown
Original Format
Still Image, color. Film camera.
Physical Dimensions
2750 x 3500
Timestamp
295:11:36
Image URL
https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo15/hires/s71-41999.jpg
Source URL
https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo15/html/s71-41999.html
Location of subject
Pacific Ocean
Tags
Citation
NASA, “Parachute Collapse: ap15-S71-41999,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed January 21, 2021, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/26.