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Splashdown: Recovery of Apollo 8

October 19, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Meet crew members of the USS Yorktown who were aboard the aircraft carrier in December 1968 and helped recover the Apollo 8 space capsule and crew after it orbited the moon and returned to Earth.  College of Charleston’s NASA Space Grant Consortium will provide hands-on activities for children.  A film Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum produced with Apollo 8 crewmember Jim Lovell will play in the museum’s Smokey Stover Theater.

All Yorktown Association Reunion events are included in the regular price of admission.  Parking is $5.

Details

Date:
October 19, 2019
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue

Hangar Bay I of USS Yorktown
40 Patriots Point Rd
Mt. Pleasant, 29464 United States
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Organizer

USS Yorktown Association
Phone:
843-849-1928
Email:
yorktowncv10association@gmail.com
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COVID-19 Notice

Due to health safety measures related to COVID-19, structured, in-person education programs have been suspended. Please consider booking a guided or self-guided tour for your group.

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COVID-19 Notice

Due to health safety measures related to COVID-19, our overnight camping program has been suspended. Please consider joining our exclusive list to be among the first to learn when the program relaunches.

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