Yorktown Crewmen Work to Unhook The Apollo 8 Capsule
Description
Photograph of the Apollo 8 capsule as it is being brought aboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10). Dated 27 December 1968.
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.
