6e7c2fac28b75d088d33a9bb24193d5a Published on December 25, 2014 in 27 December 1968 15:51:42 UTC, T plus 147:00:42.0Full resolution (736 × 1071) ← Previous A Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King of HS-4 hovers nearby during recovery operations after Apollo 8 lands in the Pacific Ocean, 27 December 1968. (Otis Imboden/National Geographic)