Crewmen Secure Discoverer XIV Capsule After Air-Catch By C-119 Of The 6593rd Test Squadron, West Of Hawaii, August 19, 1960. It Was The First Space Capsule Ever Recovered From The Air, Ejected From Orbit Over Kodiak, Alaska, After 17 Trips Around The Earth, The First Of Many Such Catches Prelude To Manned Space Flight. The Gold Plated Capsule, Weighing About 100 Pounds, Is Carried To Earth By A Large High-Visibility Orange And Silver Parachute And Contains Valuable Instruments.