| FIRST AERIAL RECOVERY OF SPACE CAPSULE Another advance in space race for America with capsule from Discoverer Fourteen satellite. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 48903 | |
| Clip Number: | 48903-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3392 G | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Pacific Ocean | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Satellites | |
| Description: | FIRST AERIAL RECOVERY OF SPACE CAPSULE Another advance in space race for America with capsule from Discoverer Fourteen satellite. Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean Air to air shot of C119 Flying Boxcar. Interior MS members of the crew. Various shots of the first aerial catch of a space capsule released from satellite in orbit. After two unsuccessful passes, the parachuting capsule is snagged on the third try. MS Capsule is photographed after being unloaded from plane. | |
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