Sigma 7 / Unidentified photographer

Sigma 7 capsule recovery

October 3, 1962

Vintage photograph with black NASA MSC number “S-62-6108” and “Official NASA Photograph” stamp on the verso.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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At the end of the SIGMA 7 mission, the Mercury-Atlas 8 Astronaut, Walter Schirra, was removed from the Sigma 7 capsule by the Navy. The mission only lasted 8 hours and took place on October 3, 1962.