During the recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, call sign Liberty Bell 7, the recovery team discusses a dye pack in the water that failed to activate.
Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4), call sign Liberty Bell 7, was the fourth launch and second crewed spaceflight of Project Mercury. This audio excerpt captures the recovery phase of the mission in the North Atlantic Ocean.
During the recovery, the team discusses a dye pack in the water that did not activate. The recording was released through the PURSUE declassification.