http://www.maureentaylor.com/weekend-at-the-museum/weekend-at-the-museum-milestones-of-flight/ The Photo Detective Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.maureentaylor.com/weekend-at-the-museum/weekend-at-the-museum-milestones-of-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Deb Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:16:34 +0000 http://www.maureentaylor.com/?p=573#comment-849 I *LOVE* this place! We went nearly 20 years ago - my dad, stepmom, brother, and I. My dad discovered that they have the exact same model of the Sikorsky helicopter he flew when he recovered Alan Shepard and his Mercury capsule in 1961, and the helo's S/N is one number off from the one he flew! He also got to see the MR-3 capsule there, as well. I have some great photos of him with both the helo and the spacecraft. I'd love to be able to go again some day. I'm hoping to spur interest in *someone* to have a 50th Anniversary celebration of America's first person in space - it'll be May 5, 2011. Dad has amazing stories and memories, too, as does his co-pilot, George Cox. I *LOVE* this place! We went nearly 20 years ago – my dad, stepmom, brother, and I. My dad discovered that they have the exact same model of the Sikorsky helicopter he flew when he recovered Alan Shepard and his Mercury capsule in 1961, and the helo’s S/N is one number off from the one he flew! He also got to see the MR-3 capsule there, as well. I have some great photos of him with both the helo and the spacecraft. I’d love to be able to go again some day. I’m hoping to spur interest in *someone* to have a 50th Anniversary celebration of America’s first person in space – it’ll be May 5, 2011. Dad has amazing stories and memories, too, as does his co-pilot, George Cox.

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