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Image: Apollo 8 reentry, December 27, 1968

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Description: This Apollo 8 reentry photograph was taken by a U.S. Air Force ALOTS (Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System) camera mounted on a KC-135A aircraft flown at 40,000 ft altitude. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:15 a.m., December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific approximately 1,000 miles South-Southwest of Hawaii.
Title: Apollo 8 reentry, December 27, 1968
Credit: NASA
Author: US Air Force Employee
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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