Gemini V by danapommet
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This would have been August 1965 and the recovery of the Gemini V capsule, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Pilot & L Gordon Cooper Jr., Command Pilot. Once again I am using a US Navy camera, as was everybody else, and all cameras were returned to the ships photo department, I can not be 100% sure that I actually took this specific shot, thus the snapshot label. If you zoom you can see the frogmen are in the water and their rubber raft is also deployed.
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Dana
Comments (27)
0rest4wicked
A great bit of history Dad!
Faemike55
Fantastic historical shot! thanks for sharing this with us
SSoffia
Amazing historical capture !
jayfar
A great iconic shot Dana and must have been exciting to have been there.
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
flavia49
fantastic image!!
jendellas
Wow, that is amazing, a piece of history!!!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful!
kbrog
I was only six years old when this was taken. :D Excellent capture!
Erestorfan
Very cool! I remember as a kid (I was 5 in 1965)watching the splashdown of the capsules and seeing the astronauts open the door and climb out.
mariogiannecchini
At that time I started taking pictures with an old 6x6 folding Kodak. Fantastic historical shot !
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful to see my friend.
drifterlee
Awesome shot!
aksirp
wow, i was seven years at this time, and i remember the TV sessions in the hole family... great shot and thank you!
psyoshida
Wow, that is a very impressive shot! How lucky you are!!! We watched them only on TV so exciting.
npauling
How lucky you were to be in this place at this time. I remember seeing this on the TV. though in those days our TV was not very clear.
mgtcs
Superb capture Dana, gorgeous POV, well done!
goodoleboy
Splendid clarity and composition in this shot, no matter who snapped it, Dana. The Gemini V capsule/spacecraft sure looks tiny down there in the ocean.
CoreyBlack
This is a great shot and wonderful piece of history! It looks tremendously exciting and I love the you-are-there-seat-of-the-pants immediacy. This is a knock out! I would have been 3 years old at the time and have very little memory of the Gemini period, but the Apollo missions I remember quite well. Again, this is a fantastic shot!
alessimarco
~Outstanding historical capture!~
junge1
Great shot Dana. I remember that one of the astronauts during another orbital flight almost drowned during the recovery process.
Rhanagaz
Great shot
MrsLubner
So well I remember gathering around the TV to see these capsules come home. I was always astounded they could always find water to come down in. :-) Getting up early to see a rocket take off or having a TV rolled into the classroom so we could watch it from school. It was thrilling. This was the most exciting time in my life as far as witnessing history being made. Awesome shot regardless of who took it.
Richardphotos
anyway it is public record.one of the best shots of true to life action I have seen
neiwil
Another quiet day in the Navy?..Cool bit of history, and great you could be a part of it.The comment "I was using a US Navy camera, as was everybody else" conjours up some wonderful images for some strange reason.Thanks for sharing this marvelous moment.
MagikUnicorn
WOWZER SUPER SHOT MY FRIEND
bmac62
Very impressive Dana...so, you were a lucky man on the spot that day! Exciting and memorable for sure.