Photo #: NH 97404
"Sigma 7" Project "Mercury" Space Capsule
Is towed toward USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) for pickup, after
its orbital flight with astronaut (Commander, USN) Walter Schirra
on board, 16 October 1962.
Note rescue swimmer on the capsule's flotation collar, and a
Kearsarge 26-foot motor whaleboat standing by.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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