File:Freedom7recovery.jpg

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English: The recovery of the Freedom 7 (MR-3) capsule by a U.S. Marine Sikorsky HUS-1 helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262. The MR-3 mission successfully placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in space for 15-1/2 minutes and returned safely to Earth on 5 May 1961.
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Source http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~9~9~58989~162834
Author NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection

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