Description Recovery of Sigma 7 space capsule by USS Kearsarge October 1962.jpg	English: "Sigma 7" Project "Mercury" Space Capsule is towed toward USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) for pickup, after its orbital flight with astronaut (Commander, USN) Walter Schirra on board, 3 October 1962. Note rescue swimmer on the capsule's flotation collar, and a Kearsarge 26-foot motor whaleboat standing by.
Date	1962
Source	Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97404). http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/023312.jpg
Author	US Navy
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• 2006-05-07 22:46 Lordkinbote 739×583×8 (120664 bytes) "Sigma 7" Project "Mercury" Space Capsule is towed toward USS ''Kearsarge'' (CVS-33) for pickup, after its orbital flight with astronaut (Commander, USN) Walter Schirra on board, 16 October 1962. Note rescue swimmer on the capsule's flotation collar, and