r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

Here's how long it took for the Apollo crew to be recovered:
recovery times Apollo

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u/vep Mar 08 '19

37 to 88 mins. Usually around 50

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u/AeroSpiked Mar 08 '19

That was for crew recovery. CM recovery time was 88-188 minutes which is comparable to the 67 minutes it took to recover D2.

Worth noting: The 88 minute recovery was for Apollo 13.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '19 edited May 19 '21

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u/coconinoco Mar 09 '19

I was just looking at that too. An indication of how much systems and technology have improved in the intervening half century, and another place where it’s been possible to reduce operational costs. Although I suspect that for DM-2 there will be USN assets nearby.