Apollo 10 Splashdown Site
The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where the Apollo 10 command module Charlie Brown returned Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan to Earth on May 26, 1969 after the lunar-landing dress rehearsal. NASA’s revised Apollo program tables record the site at 15.07 degrees south, 164.65 degrees west; USS Princeton served as the prime recovery ship.
Identity
- Name
- Apollo 10 Splashdown Site
- Region
- OC
- Slug
- apollo-10-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where the Apollo 10 command module Charlie Brown returned Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan to Earth on May 26, 1969 after the lunar-landing dress rehearsal. NASA’s revised Apollo program tables record the site at 15.07 degrees south, 164.65 degrees west; USS Princeton served as the prime recovery ship.
- Established Year
- 1,969
- Latitude
- -15.07
- Location
- South Pacific Ocean, east of American Samoa
- Longitude
- -164.65
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:05:02 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:05:02 PM