NASA Photo ID: S64-19600           File Name: 10073436.jpg
Film Type: 4x5 BW                  Date Taken: 04/14/64
Title: View of Mercury spacecraft heat shield seen after MR-2 flight
Description:
Mercury spacecraft #6 heat shield clearly shows the effects of re-entry
heat  as it is hoisted aboard the recovery ship downrange after the
Mercury-Atlas 2  flight.                   
Subject terms:
ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY                       
HEAT SHIELDING                          
MERCURY MA-2 FLIGHT                     
MERCURY SPACECRAFT                      
POSTFLIGHT ANALYSIS                     
REENTRY                                 
SHIELDING                               

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