Jul 22 2009 written by Michael Biven photography Lane Hartwell
Here is a teaser of a slide show we are finishing up on the USS Hornet and her participation in the US space program. We talked with Pete Sutherland, Chief Operating Office for the USS Hornet Museum about the history of the Hornet, the Apollo 11 mission and what you can expect at this Saturday's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown onboard the Hornet.
USS Hornet (CVS-12) - Apollo 11 Anniversary Teaser
Jul 22 2009 written by Michael Biven photography Lane Hartwell
- The CIC (Combat Information Center) on the USS Hornet, Tuesday, July 22, 2009 in Alameda, Calif. The Hornet is a decommissioned aircraft carrier designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a museum. The Hornet played a major role in the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, as recovery ship for the first men to walk on the moon. (Photograph/Lane Hartwell)
Here is a teaser of a slide show we are finishing up on the USS Hornet and her participation in the US space program. We talked with Pete Sutherland, Chief Operating Office for the USS Hornet Museum about the history of the Hornet, the Apollo 11 mission and what you can expect at this Saturday's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown onboard the Hornet.
- The first steps on Earth of returning moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, are marked on the hangar deck, as part of her Apollo program exhibit on the USS Hornet, Tuesday, July 22, 2009 in Alameda, Calif. The Hornet is a decommissioned aircraft carrier designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a museum. The Hornet played a major role in the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, as recovery ship for the first men to walk on the moon. (Photograph/Lane Hartwell)