2/ He climbed down the side of his capsule, climbed into the raft, and scanned the sky for patrol planes. They spotted him within an hour. The USS Intrepid sped choppers to his location and winched him aboard for return to the ship. Some similarities in comms blackout and suspense that creates.

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early days of spaceflight brought unknowns. Mission Control deathly afraid of reentry g forces. My dad had a technique, like a grunt, to offset the strains of reentry. EKG readings presented the sound as a cardiac event. Some privately feared my dad was dead.
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Wow. Thank you for sharing this.
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