Project Mercury Images
 

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F13_003_02

Date

July 1961

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This black and white text is located on the backside of the prior image. This description describes the image and context of the imagery.

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black and white photograph

Keywords

Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Grissom- Virgil I., Men, Astronauts, Outer space--Exploration, Press releases, Helicopters

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Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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Language

eng

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61-MR4-98 National Aeronautics and Space Administration For immediate release July 22, 1961. Marine helicopter lowers a harness to Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, after successfully getting out of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. Minutes after "Gus" Grissom is safe inside the helicopter the spacecraft sank. (NASA Photo)

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Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Grissom- Virgil I., Men, Astronauts, Outer space--Exploration, Press releases, Helicopters

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