Escorting Gemini V to USS Lake Champlain
![The recovery of a space capsule with a ship in the background and a helicopter flying over head The recovery of a space capsule with a ship in the background and a helicopter flying over head](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/exploration-and-technology/from-space-to-sea/escorting-gemini-v-to-uss-lake-champlain/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1488833280051.jpg)
USS Dupont was the closest ship for recovery of Gemini 5. Navy divers from the destroyer recovered the astronauts and transferred them via helicopter to USS Lake Champlain.
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