Thème :
Amérissages de capsules
Description :
(La description de cette image n'existe qu'en anglais) The Apollo 9 Command Module 'Gumdrop', with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, splashes down in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a successful ten-day, Earth orbital mission. Splashdown occurred at 12:00:53 p.m. (EST), March 13, 1969, only 4.5 nautical miles from the prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Guadalcanal.
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