Milstein, Michael,
Splashdown. Michael Milstein. - Air & Space, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 44, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Splashdown, Feb./March 2005; pp. 28-33.
"Whenever a NASA capsule and its crew hurtled home, the Navy-NASA team turned into a worldwide catcher's mitt to grab them. And the recoveries never failed. Whether astronauts came down short of fuel, off schedule, or off course, the recovery team tracked them down and pulled them out." (AIR & SPACE) This article examines the development of the astronaut recovery program and discusses the problems and complexities associated with recovering astronauts at the end of their flights.
1522-3264;
U.S. Navy
Astronauts
Space flight--Gemini missions
Space flight--Mercury missions
Space flight to the moon--Apollo Project
Space vehicles--Recovery
AC1.S5
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Splashdown. Michael Milstein. - Air & Space, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 44, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Splashdown, Feb./March 2005; pp. 28-33.
"Whenever a NASA capsule and its crew hurtled home, the Navy-NASA team turned into a worldwide catcher's mitt to grab them. And the recoveries never failed. Whether astronauts came down short of fuel, off schedule, or off course, the recovery team tracked them down and pulled them out." (AIR & SPACE) This article examines the development of the astronaut recovery program and discusses the problems and complexities associated with recovering astronauts at the end of their flights.
1522-3264;
U.S. Navy
Astronauts
Space flight--Gemini missions
Space flight--Mercury missions
Space flight to the moon--Apollo Project
Space vehicles--Recovery
AC1.S5
050