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NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962

Low Earth Orbit

Summary

During the fourth crewed spaceflight and second orbital flight of Project Mercury, Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7), Aurora 7 pilot Scott Carpenter describes white particles in view that appear to move at “random” and “look exactly like snowflakes.” He describes these…

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