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The Apollo 11 command module, scorched from its return to Earth from space, is lowered on to the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet. The flotation ring has been disengaged from the capsule. Several men on deck assisting in the job wear hard hats and life preservers.

Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module hoisted aboard U.S.S. Hornet

The Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module is photographed being lowered to the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic lunar landing mission. Note the flotation ring attached by Navy divers has been removed from the capsule.

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Apollo 11

TakenJuly 24, 1969

ProducerJSC

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PIA NumberS69-21294