GT-7 RECOVERY – BORMAN, FRANK – ASTRONAUT – MISC.

S66-15463 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 14-day Gemini-7 spaceflight, is hoisted from the water by a recovery helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. Gemini-7 splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 9:05 a.m. (EST), Dec. 18, 1965, to conclude the record-breaking mission in space. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. is the Gemini-7 pilot. Photo credit: NASA