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AS-202_v_c_o_AKP (lg frmt, KSC-66-S-C 011-41, 8-25-66)

At the conclusion of the 1-hr 33-minute AS-202 mission on August 25, 1966, CM-011 is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet (CV-12) during recovery operations off of Wake Island.

 

~9.5” x 12.15”.

 

nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694co...

Credit: New York Heritage Digital Collections website

 

Other than propagating the inexplicable & inexcusable misidentification of this capsule as being the one on display at Expo ‘67, an excellent article:

 

www.nasa.gov/feature/55-years-ago-apollo-as-202-final-tes...

 

I reached out to the guy that wrote it via LinkedIn…crickets…imagine that. 👎

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Uploaded on November 6, 2022