Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission
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. Photo credit: NASA
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S61-02820
Date Created
July 27, 1961
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JSC
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image
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