(Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Astronaut recovery during Apollo 11 was like a highly choreographed ... back to Earth with a wide grin. The USS Hornet Museum has re-created the scene, with ...

Apollo 11 splashed down 13 miles from the USS Hornet, according to NASA, which notes that the original landing point was changed as a result of bad weather in the target area.

The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda will host a special celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown and recovery. It will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 aboard the ...

The Apollo 11 MQF is in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, but this one on the USS Hornet is the only one of the four built that visitors are allowed to step inside. This one was used ...

“The USS Hornet is the largest surviving artifact ... who was on the Underwater Demolition Team that first greeted Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin when ...

The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda will host a special celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown and recovery. It will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 aboard the ...

The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda will host a special celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown and recovery. It will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 aboard the ...