DescriptionRecovery of Sigma 7 space capsule by USS Kearsarge October 1962.jpg
English: "Sigma 7" Project "Mercury" Space Capsule is towed toward USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) for pickup, after its orbital flight with astronaut (Commander, USN) Walter Schirra on board, 3 October 1962. Note rescue swimmer on the capsule's flotation collar, and a Kearsarge 26-foot motor whaleboat standing by.
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