• Poster, Recovery, Mercury, THE RECOVERY, MERCURY
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    Screenprint, Ink on paper/Letterpress photographs showing the recovery phase of the space capsule's descent. The first picture shows the capsule breaking free of the parachute. In the second, a boat approaches the capsule. In the third, a Marines helecopter lifts the capsule out of the water. A brief descriptive text accompanies the pictures.

Created by

Jason Smith

Date Created

06/28/2013

Source

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Art; Mercury Program; Missions; Space

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