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The Moment of Splashdown

Title

The Moment of Splashdown

Subject

Apollo 15 splashdown

Description

A color photograph capturing the Apollo 15 CSM impact with the ocean. The two successfully deployed parachutes are visible.

Creator

NASA

Source

The Apollo 15 Flight Journal

Publisher

NASA History Division

Date

August 7, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.html

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Splashdown

UUID

d69f0dbe-0386-4058-8ba7-5ef47f731935

Original Format

Still Image, color. Film camera.

Physical Dimensions

1344 x 1053

Timestamp

295:11:53

Image URL

https://www.history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-S71-43543HR.jpg

Source URL

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.html

Location of subject

Pacific Ocean

NASA Image ID

ap15-S71-43543

Collection

Exploration

Tags

Command and Service Module (CSM), Endeavor, splashdown

Citation

NASA, “The Moment of Splashdown,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed March 23, 2023, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/78.

Output Formats

  • atom
  • csv
  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml

Project Partners

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

Col. David R. Scott

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