Apollo 14 Saturn V liftoff from a camera on the tower. 31 January 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.
The Apollo 14 Command Module approaches splashdown. 9 February 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.
Apollo 15 launch. Research by J.L. Pickering.
Apollo 15 launch. Research by J.L. Pickering.
Apollo 15 descends toward splashdown with one fouled chute. 7 August 1971. Scan by NASA.
Apollo 15 Splashdown. Journal Contributor Joe O'Dea writes, "This picture freezes the dramatic instant of splashdown at 20:45 GMT on August 7, 1971, and reveals the Command Module pounding a textbook-perfect impact crater into the water of the Pacific Ocean. Liquid crater ejecta flies radially from the impact site. The Command module landed more heavily than usual owing to the failure of one of its parachutes to open (32 feet per second; normally 28 fps under three inflated canopies)."Scan by Kipp Teague.
Lift-off of Apollo 16. 16 April 1972. Scans by Kipp Teague.
Moment of impact during splashdown. Scan by Kipp Teague.
