• Disconnect Hardware, Reserve and Main Parachutes, Mercury Capsule, MR-3
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    Metal hardware, part of reserve and main chute disconnect system, found inside access panel "Right side" next to hatch opening. Presumably removed to facilitate lifting of capsule.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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08/09/2012

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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SPACECRAFT Crewed

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