Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commanding Officer of Task Force 130, the Pacific Recovery Forces for the Apollo Missions, welcomes the Apollo 13 crewmembers aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission.
Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commanding Officer of Task Force 130, the Pacific Recovery Forces for the Apollo Missions, welcomes the Apollo 13 crewmembers aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. The return of the Apollo 13 astronauts represented what has become known at the agency as the “Successful Failure”—a stunning achievement in the face of incredible odds.
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