On This Day, July 24: Apollo 11 astronauts splash down

Apollo 11 splashdown crew member recalls his role in history

Former Navy "frogman," Michael Mallory, played an important role in the Pacific Ocean that day on July 24, 1969. When the lunar capsule returned to Earth and splashed down, he was part of the Navy team assigned to get the astronauts safely out of their space vehicle; but more importantly, Mallory said, the mission was to not let the returning spacecraft slip into the depths of the ocean.

1975: Spacemen steer Apollo for final splashdown

2000 – 25 years ago Residents and officials will gather in Rochester today for the start of the third annual Minnesota Rural Summit to discuss concerns of various regions of the state. The summit continues through Wednesday. Evel Knievel, the motorcycle daredevil of the 1970s who claims the world’s record for broken bones, has become the spokesperson for Pride Mobility Products scooters for folks needing a little help getting around. 1975 – 50 …

On This Day, July 24: Apollo 11 astronauts splash down

On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth, ending its historic moon-landing mission.

July 24, 1969: Apollo 11 returns home

Having launched on July 16, 1969, and landed on the Moon on July 20, the Apollo 11 astronauts returned home and splashed down in the Pacific on July 24, 1969. In a historically momentous trip, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had become the first people to step onto the Moon. (The third member of theirContinue reading "July 24, 1969: Apollo 11 returns home" The post July 24, 1969: Apollo 11 returns home appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.

Splashdown: The Little-Known Story Of Navy Frogmen And The Space Program

The 1960s were a complicated decade for the United States military. The polarizing, drawn-out conflict in Vietnam threw soldiers, sailors, and aviators into the volatile politics and protests of the era. But there was one undisputedly heroic story from that time that has seldom been told, and all but forgotten: the role the U.S. Navy, and specifically Underwater Demolition Team frogmen, played in the celebrated Apollo space program, including th…