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Ref : S10357
Theme :
Spacecraft recovery - Splashdown (43 images)
Title : NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is hoisted up in a body harness by a U.S. Marine
Caption :
(05/05/1961) -- NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is hoisted up in a body harness by a U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team following the first Project Mercury suborbital space flight. Astronaut Shepard, along with his spacecraft, was then taken to the U.S. Navy Carrier Chaplain.
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