The Crew of The USS Yorktown (CVS-10) Work to Unhook Apollo 8
Description
Photograph of crewmen on top of the Apollo 8 capsule working to unhook it from a crane aboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).
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.
