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Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission
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Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission

NASA / JSC · 1961-07-27 · photograph (digital archive)

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S61-02820 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the Marine helicopter pulled almost to the waters surface by the weight of the capsule, which filled with water. It eventually had to abandon its recovery attempts. Behind the Marine helicopter, a Navy helicopter prepares to assist.

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ASTRONAUTSHELICOPTERSWATER LANDING
Credit lineAttempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission. NASA/JSC, 1961-07-27. Public domain. ID: S61-02820.
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