Lieutenant Commander Victor Alonzo Prather Jr. (June 4, 1926 – May 4, 1961) was an American flight surgeon famous for taking part in "Project RAM", a government project to develop the space suit. On May 4, 1961, Prather drowned during the helicopter transfer after the landing of the Strato-Lab V balloon flight, which set an altitude record for manned balloon flight which stood until 2012.
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4 June 1923 Lapeer, Michigan
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Died |
4 May 1961 (aged 37) At sea in the Gulf of Mexico
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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