Title
The Apollo 8 Capsule Being Brought Aboard The USS Yorktown (CVS-10)
Description
Color slide of the Apollo 8 capsule being lifted by crane onto the aft elevator of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).
Collection
Dan Bernath Collection
Context
In 1968 the USS Yorktown served as the recovery vessel for NASA's Apollo 8 Mission. The Apollo 8 crew would be the first to leave low earth orbit and the first crew to orbit the moon.
Accession #
2000.00100
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Secondary Object Name
Transparency
Primary Object Name
Photograph
Sub-Class Name
Graphic Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
