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Topic: Photo of the week 293 (June 12, 2010)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-12-2010 03:09 AM
A unique underwater view of recovery operations after Wally Schirra's MA-8 flight in October 1962. Visible are the flotation collar, the legs of a frogman and the deployed landing bag. Ed Hengeveld |
Lasv3 Member Posts: 410 From: Bratislava, Slovakia Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 06-12-2010 03:28 AM
Really fantastic shot! These underwater photos are extremely rare, I remember I saw only one other view like this, I think it was from the Gemini 10 recovery operations.Thanks for posting this! |
gliderpilotuk Member Posts: 3398 From: London, UK Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 06-12-2010 04:23 AM
From outer space to inner space! |
history in miniature Member Posts: 600 From: Slatington, PA Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 06-12-2010 06:00 AM
That's unique, from a modelers perspective. |
ejectr Member Posts: 1751 From: Killingly, CT Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-12-2010 08:28 AM
Ah...those were the days! |
dfox Member Posts: 208 From: Scarsdale, NY, United States Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 06-12-2010 09:06 PM
This makes it vividly clear what they were worried about in terms of heat shield detachment (vis-a-vis John Glenn). |
ejectr Member Posts: 1751 From: Killingly, CT Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-13-2010 07:14 AM
I wonder how much the landing bag actually cushioned the landing. Especially if there was a sideways track of the spacecraft due to wind. |
jasonelam Member Posts: 691 From: Monticello, KY USA Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 06-14-2010 09:25 AM
What an amazing picture! Many times you dont get to see the different views of a spacecraft after spashdown, like photos of Apollo spashdowns that landed in "Stable II". Thanks for sharing! |
Apollo Redux Member Posts: 346 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 06-14-2010 01:27 PM
Wow - an outstanding pic. I never would have thought about a picture like this, being taken. |
tegwilym Member Posts: 2331 From: Sturgeon Bay, WI Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 06-14-2010 02:18 PM
Wow! Another photo that I haven't seen before, and I've seen a lot of them. Very different angle on spaceflight that's for sure. Thanks for these weekly photos, they are great. Tom |
Henry Heatherbank Member Posts: 244 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 06-15-2010 04:57 AM
Just wondering, did any recovery frogmen take a similar underwater picture of an Apollo spacecraft while in Stable 2 condition? Or did they stand off until the airbags had righted the spacecarft to Stable 1? (Wouldn't have thought you should be near an Apollo CM as it is righting itself in a choppy sea). |