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F20_002_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, Helicopters, Press releases

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Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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Language

eng

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61-MR4-101 National Aeronautics and Space Administration For Immediate Release July 22, 1961 Marine helicopter's wheels touch the water. The weight of the water filled Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft is too much for the helicopter. Seconds later the helicopter released the capsule and it sank. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom had already been picked up by the second backup helicopter. (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, Helicopters, Press releases

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