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June 1962 Issue - Re-Entry
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Comment by George Thomas Wilson on June 13, 2015 at 9:10pm
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The retro rockets were suppose to be jettisoned before reentry. A warning light indicated the heat shield had come loose. The decision was made to leave the retros on to hold the heat shield in place - not knowing what would happen. John Glenn was lucky.
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Comment by Scott T. Shier on July 1, 2015 at 12:28am
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Positively one of my all-time most favorite of NGM artwork they ever did -- this is Iconic, and of course was on the cover.
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