Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Jamie just posted the video from the Mercury Joe escape tower, showing the undocking of this capsule, and the drift back from above.

All was recovered perfectly. G.I. Joe will fly again (he is in the capsule here with his own video perspective… which with come out later as a montage of at least 7 video cams).

8 responses to “Freedom 7 Capsule Splashdown”

  1. Astrocatou Avatar
    Astrocatou

    That’s not the one that sank by any chance is it..??

    I forget which of the guys was in it..? Grissom?

    "I screwed the pooch…"

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  2. Astrocatou Avatar
    Astrocatou

    wow…that video looks like it was shot in a studio…!!!
    audio too….
    !!!
    You guys are getting me all hot and bothered now…

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  3. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Mercury Joe is flying Freedom 7 (some use his civilian name, Alan Shephard, the first American in space).

    Liberty Bell 7 is the one that sank, and I just obtained a component from it. I was thinking of our hero during the bidding…
    Liberty Bell 7 Component

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  4. Astrocatou Avatar
    Astrocatou

    Obviously you are all over the Mercury program….!

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  5. Dr DAD (Daniel A D'Auria MD) Avatar
    Dr DAD (Daniel A D’Auria MD)

    Great shot! The 5D Mark II seems supremely suited for this kind of stuff. Great video . A really pristine clip.

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  6. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveh56] – All over it!

    Mercury Space Flight Artifacts Mercury Redstone MR-1 Connector

    But even more interested in Apollo.

    P.S. the montage video just went up.

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  7. Dr DAD (Daniel A D'Auria MD) Avatar
    Dr DAD (Daniel A D’Auria MD)

    I know you said you had a battery contact issue on your son’s flight. What seems to be the greatest issue regarding the camera "failures" on these flights?

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  8. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    For me, ballistic reentry… =)

    On the 50th anniversary of the first American in orbit, it seems fitting to share some more photos of Mercury Joe:

    2005 on the pad, on the way to success
    MERCURY JOE Inside

    2006 drag race with Kibbles the space cat
    High Power Rocketry Drag Race

    2010 Snow Ranch
    Mercury Joe debut at Snow Ranch

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