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Parachute-Scuba Rescue Teams Foil Space Capsule Loss
In a six part series Air Rescue Service of the US Air Force shows precision skills used to recover space capsules and astronauts. McClure and Vargas led the first successful post mission capstone by rescuing the 300 pound nose cone from Discoverer XXV. The team endured a night afloat after snag failures, then were picked up by a destroyer. The piece outlines training, landings, and the evolving role of parachute scuba divers in crew recovery for Mercury missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Rescue Service
Air Force
M. Scott Carpenter
Outer Space
Ray H. McClure
McClure
Mt. Sterling
Carpenter
Pacific
Lenore Vigare
North Hollywood
Calif
Wiliam Vargas
Kualoa
Manai
Hawaii
Vargas
Vigare
United States Air Force
Scott Carpenter
U.S
John Glenn
Bermuda
Azores
Ben Guerir Air Base
Morocco
Kano
Nigeria
Nairobi
Kenya
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Maritius
Perth
Townsville
Australia
Canton Island
Kwanlein
Fiji Islands
Puerto Rico
McCure
John F. Heitsch
Heitsch
Sy Areer
Noa