The Crew of Apollo 8 Address The Yorktown Following Their Successful Mission
Description
Photograph of the Apollo 8 astronauts addressing the crew and the media following the recovery of the Apollo 8 capsule. Captain John Fifield holds the microphone for Frank Borman.
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.
