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Hornet preparing to retrieve the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Photographer: Public Domain - US Navy
Taken: July 24, 1969
Caption: Hornet preparing to retrieve the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Additional Description: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) approaches the Apollo 11 space capsule to lift it aboard. Note the extended crane.
Submitted: February 14, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p774188
File Size: 1.271 Megabytes

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