On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down, and the astronauts were brought to the USS Hornet. "This year, on ...

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown, two men who were part of that mission remember the historic day.

Huntsville's huge Apollo 11 Splashdown Celebration 48 years ago this week Published: Jul. 26, 2017, 10:25 a.m.

APOLLO 11 SPLASHDOWN: San Franciscans react to word of astronauts' safe return In 2019, the Bay Area marked the anniversary with parties, concerts and special events.

McLaughlin and the rest of the recovery team started off for the targeted splashdown site about an hour before sunrise. The Apollo 11 astronauts exit the recovery helicopter and walk to the mobile ...

It has been 50 years since the Apollo 11 astronauts were recovered at sea by the USS Hornet. The first person to reach that historic capsule was Navy frogman John Wolfram.

The Apollo 11 astronauts, as well as their successors on Apollo 12 and 14, were quarantined for 21 days after setting foot on the moon, just in case they had picked up anything that could harm ...

Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin await helicopter pickup after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

He helped see to it that Apollo 11’s moon landing mission ended in safe splashdown Mac Smith was a mechanical engineer for Apollo 11 command module ...