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Post by SeaRat on Oct 3, 2011 18:17:12 GMT -8
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Post by SeaRat on Jan 8, 2013 17:42:50 GMT -8
Here is some more information on M. Scott Carpenter, in his earlier work as an astronaut: Concerning Scott Carpenter, he is the only Mercury astronaut who was recovered by USAF Pararescue. Here are two videos of the flight and recovery of the Aurora 7 Mercury capsule: www.youtube.com/watch?v=glJPObUe9D8www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixvamIbqa6EHere is a history from NASA of Scott Carpenter: history.nasa.gov/40thmerc7/carpenter.htmI have a book titled Pararescue, 50 Years[/B] which has this to say of the flight: I served with John Heitsch (by then a Tech Sargent) in Okinawa and Korea in 1968. He never did mention that he had been one of the PJs to recover Aurora 7. |
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Post by SeaRat on Jan 8, 2013 18:14:37 GMT -8
I'm going to try to import this PDF as a JPEG into this thread. It describes the recovery of Auora 7 with M. Scott Carpenter.
John
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Post by SeaRat on Jan 8, 2013 18:15:21 GMT -8
It worked, so here's the second page. As you know from the above posts, M. Scott Carpenter went on to the SEALAB II project. But I thought you'd like to know "The Rest of the Story" as Paul Harvey used to say, but how Scott Carpenter was rescued by the USAF Pararescue. John Attachments:
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 8, 2013 21:05:33 GMT -8
John, here's something very much inline with both subjects: www.youtube.com/watch?v=doN4t5NKW-kIt's a tour of the ISS (International Space Station). My brother just sent me the link and I thought, "Gosh, this is like Sea Lab..." Humans learning to live in a very hostile environment. I would bet they gleaned a lot of skills to live in space from things like Sea Lab. Jaybird |
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Post by nikeajax on May 13, 2013 22:08:37 GMT -8
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Post by SeaRat on May 14, 2013 21:47:29 GMT -8
Jaybird,
Wow, that is interesting. I have a friend at a toy and hobby shop, and I'll have to show this to him. He may be able to find one.
John
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Post by nikeajax on May 15, 2013 8:44:46 GMT -8
Just for grins, I thought I'd see if the model of the Calypso was still available from Revell; it is, and it isn't... I found this: www.amazon.com/Revell-05101-Ocean-Exploration-Vessel/dp/B0032ALYOGIt's the EXACT same kit, but it doesn't have the decals that make it the Calypso we all know and love, I think it's called the Neptune. Might be fun for some of us who want to geek-out, or, perhaps someone like Sitka-Dave, with all the LONG-LONG WINTER MONTHS; gotta keep those kids entertained...  Jaybird |
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 2, 2013 15:57:12 GMT -8
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Post by sitkadiver on Jul 3, 2013 7:48:37 GMT -8
Jay, I built that Calypso kit when I was young. It was very detailed. The kit actually explained how to paint the base green and then wipe it with thinner the keep the green in the embossed letters, but have the base white. That's the same technique I used on my Delhi Label. And here's a recent video of Jonathan Bird on the Aqaurious site in Florida. He' diving a Phoenix double hose reg. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9RCj7ojjcQ |
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Post by sitkadiver on Jul 3, 2013 7:52:31 GMT -8
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 3, 2013 10:42:45 GMT -8
Dave that's pretty cool: if you get it, you can probably polish the glue out so as to make it less noticeable. I'd start with 400, then 600, and finally toothpaste: BTW that's the same way as you'd resurface a CD/DVD that's been scratched.
I build model-kits to take pictures of, then use that image to paint pictures with, I like to get the perspective and shadows right!
Jaybird
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