Keywords: S66-15447 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the National Aeronautics Space Administration's 14-day Gemini-7 spaceflight, is hoisted from the water by a recovery helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV 18). Gemini-7 splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 9:05 a.m. (EST), Dec. 18, 1965, to conclude the record-breaking mission in space. Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot and three Navy frogmen sit in a life raft beside the spacecraft. Courtesy of the NASA Photograph Collection. S66-15447 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the National Aeronautics Space Administration's 14-day Gemini-7 spaceflight, is hoisted from the water by a recovery helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV 18). Gemini-7 splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 9:05 a.m. (EST), Dec. 18, 1965, to conclude the record-breaking mission in space. Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot and three Navy frogmen sit in a life raft beside the spacecraft. Courtesy of the NASA Photograph Collection. |