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Mercury Project

NASA / MSFC · 1961-07-21 · photograph (digital archive)

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A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the MR-4 mission. The attempt failed and the capsule sank. The MR-4 mission marned by Astronaut Virgil Grissom was the second manned orbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle. The Recovery ship is in the background.

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Liberty Bell 7MR-4Mercury-RedstoneVirgil Grissom
Credit lineMercury Project. NASA/MSFC, 1961-07-21. Public domain. ID: 6116424.
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