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USS Kearsarge MA-8 recovery patch

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kosmo Member Posts: 544 From: Registered: Sep 2001	posted 03-21-2020 08:22 PM I found a USS Kearsarge CVS-33 TF 130 Project Mercury Recovery Team NASA Navy patch for the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) mission that I thought others might be interested in seeing.
perineau Member Posts: 415 From: FRANCE Registered: Jul 2007	posted 03-25-2020 04:17 AM Thanks for posting that. It reminds us of the important role the Navy played in space exploration! On a related subject, has anyone ever seen a Gemini 9 recovery patch?
kosmo Member Posts: 544 From: Registered: Sep 2001	posted 04-28-2021 05:31 PM Does anyone know if the above USS Kearsarge MA-8 patch is the only known example and are there any other known recovery patches from the Mercury project?
kosmo Member Posts: 544 From: Registered: Sep 2001	posted 04-12-2025 11:21 AM Another variation of the USS Kearsarge MA-8 recovery patch:

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