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The Crew after Splashdown

Title

The Crew after Splashdown

Subject

Splashdown

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

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

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

Exploration

Tags

Al Worden, Alfred Worden, David R. Scott, James Irwin, Jim Irwin, recovery, splashdown

Citation

NASA, “The Crew after Splashdown,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed March 23, 2023, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/75.

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Project Partners

Tracy L. Scott, Ph.D. (Associate Teaching Professor in Sociology at Emory University)

Col. David R. Scott

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