a15_v_bw_o_n (71-H-1257, 108-KSC-71P-510)
“The view at left confirms that all three Apollo 15 spacecraft parachutes deployed initially as planned as Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin descended to a precise splashdown today in the Pacific Ocean, 333 miles north of Hawaii. The view at right shows the collapsed parachute, which did not hinder splashdown. A recovery helicopter hovers in the foreground.”
a15_v_bw_o_n (71-H-1257, 108-KSC-71P-510)
“The view at left confirms that all three Apollo 15 spacecraft parachutes deployed initially as planned as Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin descended to a precise splashdown today in the Pacific Ocean, 333 miles north of Hawaii. The view at right shows the collapsed parachute, which did not hinder splashdown. A recovery helicopter hovers in the foreground.”