Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Cooper and Conrad Await Recovery Helicopter
Full Description:
Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. exit their spacecraft after splashdown of the Gemini 5 spacecraft. They are photographed boarding a life raft with the help of Navy divers. Overhead view of the Gemini 5 spacecraft showing the yellow flotation collar used to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid. One of the crewmembers is standing on the floation collar while the other is in the life raft. A Navy diver is standing by to assist the crew when they are hoisted up by the recovery helicopter.
Date:
08/21/1965
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category:
Gemini-Program
Keywords:
Recovery
Keywords:
Gemini
Keywords:
Gordon
Keywords:
Cooper
Keywords:
Gordo
Keywords:
V
Keywords:
5
Keywords:
Splashdown
Keywords:
Charles
Keywords:
Conrad
Keywords:
Pete
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Gemini 5
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
Gordon Cooper
facet_who:
L. Gordon Cooper
facet_when:
08-21-1965
facet_when_year:
1965
Image #:
S65-51656
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1411
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S65-51656
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001411
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Cooper and Conrad Await Recovery Helicopter