NASA Photo ID: S63-07730          File Name: 10073810.jpg

Film Type: 35mm cn                Date Taken: 05/16/63

Title: Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval operations

Description:

A U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to
the  spacecraft and makes contact with Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper inside,
as his  fellow team members bring up the floatation gear to be attached to
the  spacecraft. The main chute floats at top left, and the ejecdted
reserve chute  floats at the lower right of the spacecraft in the green dye
area.