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"Three Men in a Raft"

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Wearing life vests, the Apollo-15 crewmen sit in a recovery raft awaiting pick-up by helicopter. They ended their 12-day lunar mission with a splashdown in the Pacific north of Hawaii about 10 kilometers from the waiting carrier USS Okinawa. From ...

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President Nixon & the Apollo Crewman

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"Spaceman Honored" -- President Nixon and the Apollo crewmen stand at attention after Mr. Nixon presented to the space heroes the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, April 18 in Honolulu, Hawaii. From left are Fred Haise, James ...

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Astronaut Cooper - "Reunion"

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"There's Something To Smile About For This Happy Family" Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper poses with his wife, Trudy, and their two daughters, Cam (left), 14, and Jan, 13, after their recent reunion in Honolulu, Hawaii. Astronaut Cooper flew by Helic...

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