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UA 343.01.01 Mercury Capsule Recovery

A U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with Astronaut Cooper inside, as his fellow team members bring up the flotation gear to be attached to the spacecraft. The main chute floats at the top left, and the ejected unused reserve chute floats at the lower right of the spacecraft in the green dye area.
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Description: A U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with Astronaut Cooper inside, as his fellow team members bring up the flotation gear to be attached to the spacecraft. The main chute floats at top left, and the ejected unused reserve chute floats at the lower right of the spacecraft in the green dye area.
Accession #: UA 343.01
Catalog #: UA 343.01.01
Donor: COMHAWSERFRONT, USS Kearsarge (CV-33)
Copyright Owner: NASA
Original Date: 1963-05-16
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