Title
Captain John Fifield Addresses The Yorktown's Crew Following the Recovery of Apollo 8
Description
Captain John Fifield introduces the Apollo 8 Astronauts, James Lovell Jr., Frank Borman, and William "Bill" Anders, following the recovery of their capsule by 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
Print, Photographic
Primary Object Name
Photograph
Sub-Class Name
Graphic Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
