SC State Museum

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Apollo Recoveries: Milt Putnam, Photographer | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Grades: 3 4 5 9 10 11 12

Milt Putnam, from Seneca, South Carolina, was a U.S. Navy photographer, who also served in the Vietnam War. Putnam was assigned to take official photographs of several Apollo recoveries: Apollo 8...

Apollo Recoveries: Introduction | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing, the South Carolina State Museum hosted a special screening of PBS' Chasing The Moon. During this event, South Carolina ETV, and Knowitall...

Apollo Recoveries: Bob Coggin , Navy SEAL | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Bob Coggin, from Charleston, S.C., served as a U.S. Navy "frogman" diver. A "frogman" is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater for military or police work. During the Vietnam...