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Celebrating Apollo 11's Return to Earth

Technicians at Mission Control in Houston celebrate the splashdown on July 24, 1969.
NASA

Mission Accomplished
Technicians at Mission Control in Houston cheer Apollo 11's splashdown on July 24, 1969.

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