Dec 10 1960
From The Space Library
300-pound capsule of DISCOVERER XVIII caught at 14,000 feet by USAF 0-119 crew, after making 48 polar orbits. Capsule contained human eye-lid tissue and blood and bone marrow to study effect of radiation in space. This was the second DISCOVERER capsule catch by 0-119 crew headed by Capt. Gene Jones, while precision of the entire operation beginning with launch 3 days previous was considered the most successful to date.
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