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APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC

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APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC

S67-49447 (9 Nov. 1967) --- Close-up view of the charred heat shield of the Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module aboard the USS Bennington. The damage was caused by the extreme heat of reentry. The carrier Bennington was the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned, Earth-orbital space mission. Splashdown occurred at 3:37 p.m. (EST), Nov. 9, 1967, 934 nautical miles northwest of Honol

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APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC. Credit: NASA / JSC.

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