posted 05-05-2012 11:49 AM
I recently learned that the three returning Skylab crews all landed fairly close to the continental US just southwest of San Diego. Could other Apollo missions have landed there as well? I would have thought this would be advantageous to the logistics of crew recovery operations.
Rusty B Member
Posts: 239 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Oct 2004
posted 05-05-2012 12:49 PM
Here's the Wikipedia page listing all U.S. splashdown locations.
Here's a Google map showing the U.S. manned splashdown locations.
Rusty B Member
Posts: 239 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Oct 2004
posted 05-05-2012 08:30 PM
At least one problem, especially returning from the moon, if you overshoot you come down on land instead of water. The Apollo CM didn't have landing air bags or breaking rockets to cushion a ground landing, just collapsible couches.