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The crew of Apollo 8 carried these maps of the lunar surface on their December 1968 mission to orbit the Moon. The maps were prepared specifically for the mission and show various lunar landmarks, ...
As Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum gears up for the 50th anniversary of the USS Yorktown's arrival in Charleston Harbor, the museum is launching "Chartin ...
In 1942, as the Japanese and the Americans returned from battle, a set of Japanese planes mistakenly tried to land on the USS Yorktown. A similar, yet friendlier, accident would occur after the ...
The propeller that helped thrust the USS Shangri-La aircraft carrier and figures into a pivotal scene from the Apollo 13 movie has a home in Delaware.
As announced 56 years to the day of the June 4, 1942 battle which led to its demise, USS Yorktown was recently discovered, more than three miles under the sea, off the island of Midway in the ...
The propeller that helped thrust the USS Shangri-La aircraft carrier and figures into a pivotal scene from the Apollo 13 movie has a home in Delaware.
This collection consists of 35 mm color slides taken by Don Blair during his coverage of astronaut crew splashdowns and recoveries for the following missions: Gemini 9, June 1966 with USS Wasp (CVS-18 ...
An evening of fun and flight will be in the offing on July 25, from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m., aboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point.