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Apollo-9 Commander McDivitt At The Ready

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  • 1969-3-3

"Apollo 9 Commander at The Ready" Cape Kennedy -- Apollo 9 Commander James McDivitt, his head already encased in a transparent space helmet, rests as suit technicians finish helping his crew dress prior to launch here today. (3rd March, 1969)

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Apollo 11 Astronauts Hold Their Final Televised Press Conference

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  • 1969-7-25

The Apollo 11 astronauts hold their final televised press conference at Cape Kennedy in Florida before the start of their lunar landing mission. From left are Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins. They were sent into space on July 16 a...

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Body Sensors on Astronaut Grissom

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"Body Sensors" -- Body sensors attached to U.S. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom are examined by Project Mercury equipment specialist Joe W. Schmidt at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The electrodes adhesively attached to the pilot's body permit medical monit...

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Astronauts McDivitt & White Set Off

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  • 1965-6-3

Cape Kennedy, Fla U.S.A.: A Titan rocket roars from the launch pad here this morning, carrying U.S. astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II on a proposed four-day, 62-orbit flight around the earth. The two spacemen both fathers of youn...

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Apollo-15 Astronauts

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Apollo-15 astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin, posing in front of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, display the moon-orbiting sub-satellite at Manned Spacecraft Center, Florida. The battery-powered Rover is equipped with a color televisi...

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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard at Control Center

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  • 1961-5-5

Control Center — Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., the first U.S. spaceman, serves as capsule communicator in the control center at Cape Canaveral, Florida during the flight of Virgil I. Grissom down the Atlantic test range July 21. At right is astro...

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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard

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  • 1961-5-26

Astronaut — Alan B. Shepard, Jr., who became the first U.S. astronaut to ride the Project Mercury capsule into space on May 05, is shows at Cape Canaveral, Florida, before the start of his flight.

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Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper

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"On Their Way" Cape Kennedy, Florida: American Astronaut Gordon Cooper leads fellow space traveller Peter Conrad up the ramp to their waiting Titan II rocket and Gemini spacecraft as they arrived at launch complex 19 here today at the beginning of...

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"Farewell Kiss for Daughter"

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  • 1972-12-19

Apollo-17 commander Eugene Cernan blows a kiss to his daughter, Tracey, as he leaves the crew quarters at Cape Kennedy, Florida. With Tracey are other family members of the Apollo spacemen.

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