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| Keywords: RECOVERY - APOLLO 15 DVIDS734691.jpg en The Apollo 15 Command Module CM with astronauts David R Scott commander; Alfred M Worden command module pilot; and James B Irwin lunar module pilot aboard safely touches down in the mid-Pacific Ocean to conclude a highly successful lunar landing mission Although causing no harm to the crew men one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly The splashdown occurred at 3 45 53 p m CDT August 7 1971 some 330 miles north of Honolulu Hawaii The three astronauts were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship U S S Okinawa which was only 6 1/2 miles away NASA Identifier S71-43542 2010-07-15 1971-08-07 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/734691 734691 2012-10-17 20 38 WASHINGTON DC US x150px PD-USGov DEFAULTSORT File Splashdown_2 jpg Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ CSM-112 Spacecraft parachutes Water landings by spacecraft Photographs taken on 1971-08-07 | ||||
