The Crew after Splashdown
Title
The Crew after Splashdown
Subject
Description
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.
Creator
NASA
Source
Apollo 15 Map and Image Library
Publisher
NASA
Date
August 7, 1971
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.html
Format
Identifier
Coverage
Splashdown
UUID
fae4104f-1415-4c4e-b515-f6bea2a86321
Original Format
Still Image, black and white. Film camera.
Physical Dimensions
3865 x 2976
Timestamp
After splashdown (295:11:53)
Image URL
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-71-H-1237.jpg
Source URL
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html
Persons in the Photo
David Scott, Jim Irwin, Al Worden
Location of subject
Pacific Ocean, north of Hawaii
NASA Image ID
ap15-71-H-1237
Collection
Citation
NASA, “The Crew after Splashdown,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed November 3, 2024, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/75.