Apollo mission astronauts were lifted into hovering Navy helicopters by means of rescue nets attached to hydrolic hoists. This Air Rescue Net was used on December 27, 1968 to recover the Apollo 8 astronauts.
Created by
Eric Long
Date Created
08/29/2017
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Apollo Program; Equipment; Human Spaceflight; Missions; Moon; Space
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