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Apollo 12 Crew Welcomed Aboard USS Hornet

Astronauts in flight suits with protective masks wave
USS Hornet crewmen are greeted by the crew of the Apollo 12 mission as the three astronauts are transferred from a U.S. Navy helicopter to a Mobile Quarantine Facility. Charles Conrad Jr., right, commander; Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot, left front; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot splashed down safely on Nov. 24, 1969.

USS Hornet crewmen are greeted by the crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission as the three astronauts are transferred from a U.S. Navy helicopter to a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) aboard the prime recovery vessel. Charles Conrad Jr., right, commander; Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot, left front; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, splashed down safely at 2:58 p.m., Nov. 24, 1969.

Image Credit: NASA