Apollo 15 Splashdown

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Splashdown of Apollo 15 command module "Endeavour" in the Pacific Ocean on August 7, 1971. During Earth re-entry and descent, one of the 3 parachutes failed to open fully. As a result, descent velocity was 4.5km/hr (2.8mph) faster than planned. The crew was unharmed.

More about the Apollo 15 command module "Endeavour": http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19740605000

Video Source: Apollo 15 Flight Journal, NASA History Office Full transcript of Apollo 15 splashdown and more information: http://history.nasa.gov/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.htm

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  • I remember when they would cart a TV in to the school classroom to watch these Apollo splashdowns...They were more exciting than the lift offs some times...

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  • I remember watching these on B&W television sets, afraid to breathe that something might go wrong. Very exciting and I still feel it.

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