Today's Document from the National Archives http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/ http://www.archives.gov/global-images/logos/nara-archives.gov-blue-home.gif Today's Document from the National Archives http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/ 159 140 Daily Featured Documents from the holdings of the National Archives en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:26:40 -0400 <![CDATA[Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts]]> http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=724 Documents Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:26:40 -0400 Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts (detail)
Having spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, and were recovered by the USS Hornet after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
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