1962, USN recovery operation, Scott Carpenter being winched aboard a chopper from the Intrepid. See his Hasselblad, right hand.

April 11, 2026 - 01:17 UTC

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er, winched aboard *from the ocean* where he splashed down. They're taking him to the Intrepid and from there to Grand Turk Island for debrief. The USS John Pierce recovered the capsule (Aurora 7), now on display at Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry, which offers no cold war history, btw.
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I grew up visiting that museum with my grandparents! It’s a really great place and a treasure for the city.

(Although the coal mine always freaked me out — I’m definitely prone to claustrophobia.)
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Maybe a Dean Conger, National Geographic, photo. LIFE covered family. NASA's Bill Taub and National Geographic's Dean Conger captured flight and recovery operations
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This is such a cool photo!
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thanks. Just found it amid papers.
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