Two views from the second U.S. suborbital mission, carrying Gus Grissom into space on board the 'Liberty Bell' capsule, with the Mercury Redstone 4 rocket seen on pad with gantry and during lift-off, Mercury-Redstone 4, 21 July 1961 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-61-2861 and NASA S-62-1152 , with NASA captions on versos (NASA Headquarters), (2) Footnotes: Following the 15 minute and 30 second sub-orbital flight, Grissom splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The hatch of his 'Liberty Bell' capsule blew prematurely, causing the capsule to start sinking with Grissom inside it. Grissom managed to get out and swim away, but the capsule was not recovered until 1999. Condition Report: CONDITION Condition Report Disclaimer
Two views from the second U.S. suborbital mission, carrying Gus Grissom into space on board the 'Liberty Bell' capsule, with the Mercury Redstone 4 rocket seen on pad with gantry and during lift-off, Mercury-Redstone 4, 21 July 1961 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-61-2861 and NASA S-62-1152 , with NASA captions on versos (NASA Headquarters), (2) Footnotes: Following the 15 minute and 30 second sub-orbital flight, Grissom splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The hatch of his 'Liberty Bell' capsule blew prematurely, causing the capsule to start sinking with Grissom inside it. Grissom managed to get out and swim away, but the capsule was not recovered until 1999. Condition Report: CONDITION Condition Report Disclaimer
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