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Apollo 10 spacecraft approaches touchdown in South Pacific recovery area
The Apollo 10 spacecraft approaches touchdown in the South Pacific recovery area to conclude an eight-day lunar orbit mission. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 a.m., May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa. Note that in this photo the capsules parachutes are fully deployed.
Catalog Date: 26 May 1969
Film Type: 4x5
NASA image: S69-36594