MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – The USS Yorktown aided in recovery efforts for the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the moon when it returned to Earth on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8 ...

At the predawn hour of approximately 4 a.m., Apollo 8 plunged into the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific Ocean 900 miles southwest of Hawaii on Dec. 27, 1968. Awaiting ...

The USS Yorktown was part of an Apollo recovery mission. Read More: Crews find second long-sought-after time capsule under Robert E. Lee statue The ship and its crew recovered the Apollo 8 capsule ...

The next summer, Apollo 11 made the first moon landing. The Apollo 8 capsule was recovered by the USS Yorktown, and the new exhibit is part of a five-million-dollar effort to make exhibits on the ...

Apollo 8 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 27, 1968, and the astronauts were recovered by the USS Yorktown. Lauded as heroes, the crewmembers were named Time Magazine’s “Men of the ...

It's the 45th anniversary of man landing on the moon, and the occasion is being marked by opening a new space exhibit at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor.

During the 71st Yorktown Association’s crew reunion Oct. 16-19, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum visitors will have an opportunity to meet several USS Yorktown crew members who were aboard ...

Apollo 8 launched on Dec. 21, 1968, ... The capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean where they were recovered by the USS Yorktown, ...

This special holiday version of the Captain’s Tour is a guided 1 hour, 15 minute tour aboard USS Yorktown. Among stories told during the tour are the details of how the Apollo […] ...

While exploring the wreck of USS Yorktown during Dive 06 of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition, researchers imaged this colorful red jellyfish, which may be a new species.

It's the 45th anniversary of man landing on the moon, and the occasion is being marked by opening a new space exhibit at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor.