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BP-1227 Hoisted
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The picture that clinched it. Tamas Feher discovered this photo of the 'recovery of an Apollo capsule' in a Hungarian space history book. It actually depicts Apollo BP-1227 being lowered to the deck of the USCG Southwind in Murmansk, USSR, 1970.
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apomurbp.jpg
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Credit:
Tamas Feher
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BP-1227 Hoisted
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Southwind
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The USCG Icebreaker that received an Apollo capsule from the Soviet Union at Murmansk, 1971.
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sthwnd02.jpg
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Credit:
US Coast Guard
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Southwind
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BP-1227 Handover
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The picture that started it all. Nandor Schuminszky found this Hungarian press photo from 1971, with the caption that it depicted the handover of an American Apollo capsule from the Soviet Union to the USA on September 8, 1970 in Murmansk.
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apcsmsov.jpg
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Credit:
Nandor Schuminszky
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BP-1227 Handover
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BP-1227 Loaded
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Apollo BP-1227 is lifted from the pier at Murmansk onto the USCG Southwind, September 8, 1970. From the ship's cruise book.
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apbpmucg.jpg
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Credit:
Mike Malone
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BP-1227 Loaded
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BP-1227 Today
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BP-1227 Today, a time capsule not to be opened until 2076, at Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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bp1227.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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BP-1227 Today
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Wind Class Breaker
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Soviets Recovered an Apollo Capsule!
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382red.jpg
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Credit:
US Coast Guard
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Wind Class Breaker
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BP-1101
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Apollo BP-1101A at a Disabled Veterans Club in Club in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Although overpainted, this shows typical NASA block lettering as used on Apollo Block II boilerplates.
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bpdisvet.jpg
229 x 181
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Credit:
John Charles
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BP-1101
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BP-1227 Plaque
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BP-1227 nameplate, which mentions its recovery by the Soviet Union and handover to the United States.
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bp1227sg.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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BP-1227 Plaque
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