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a11_v_bw_o_n (unnumbered, CM-107 recovery)

The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" is photographed being lowered to a transport dolly aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic lunar landing mission. The flotation ring, attached by Navy divers immediately after splashdown, has been removed from the capsule.

 

Taken from deck level, at nearly the same time:

 

history.nasa.gov/afj/ap11fj/nasm/AS11-1052C-S69-21793cut.jpg

Credit: Apollo 11 Flight Journal website

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Uploaded on April 3, 2019