Apollo 8 recovery USS Yorktown Published on December 27, 2012 in 27 December 1968 15:51:42 UTC, T plus 147:00:42.0Full resolution (600 × 480) Next → U.S. Navy swimmers prepare the Apollo 8 command capsule to be hoisted aboard USS Yorktown (CVS-10) in the Pacific Ocean, 27 December 1968. (U.S. Navy)