Apollo X Crewmembers - U.S.S. Princeton
Summary
S69-20544 (26 May 1969) --- The Apollo 10 crewmembers arrive aboard the USS Princeton as they step from a helicopter to receive a red-carpet welcome. Left to right, are astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot; Thomas P. Stafford, commander; and John W. Young, command module pilot. Splashdown occurred at 11:35 a.m. (CDT), May 26, 1969, in the South Pacific about 400 miles east of American Samoa, and about four miles from the USS Princeton, to conclude a successful eight-day lunar orbit mission. Standing in left foreground is Dr. Donald E. Stullken, chief, Recovery Operations Branch, Landing and Recovery Division, Manned Spacecraft Center.
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Date
26/05/1969
Source
NASA
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