A Navy helicopter arrives to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as the Command Module "Charlie Brown" floats in the South Pacific. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the recovery operations. Splashdown occurred at 12:53 eastern time, May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa. Note that in this photo the divers have attached a flotation collar to the spacecraft. Image # : S69-21036 Date: May 26, 1969
A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as the Command Module "Charlie Brown" floats in the South Pacific. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the recovery operations. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 , May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa. Note that in this photo the divers have attached a flotation collar to the spacecraft.
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Photo credit: © NC Collections / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 10, apollo, brown, charlie, command, helicopter, module, recovery, splashdown
