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Apollo-7 Opening the New Quick-Opening Hatch During a Rehearsal
Apollo Seven command pilot, Walter Schirra, opening the new quick-opening hatch in his spacecraft during a recent rehearsal of emergency escape procedures. The drill marked the resumption of Apollo testing by its pilots after the ground fire which...
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Apollo-9 Commander McDivitt At The Ready
"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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Arthur Francis Perera was Pinned to Death Against a Wall When a Lorry Ran Off Maligawatte
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Astronaut Adrin Reunites with Family
"Happy Reunion" -- U.S. "space walker" astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin holds his youngest son, Andrew, as Mrs. Aldrin and daughter Janice wait their turn. The photo was taken in November 1966 upon Aldrin's return from the Gemini-12 space flight in w...
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Astronaut Aldrin Dressed for Orbit
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., who will accompany Command Pilot James A. Lovell on the foregrounding Gemini-12 flight, is the first holder of a U.S. doctorate to journey into space. He earned a doctor of science degree in astronautics in 1963 fro...
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Astronaut Aldrin Is Reunited with His Wife
Space Center, Houston: Buzz Aldrin is reunited with his wife through the phone and the window of the quarantine chamber as the Apollo 11 trio returned to the city of their departure early 7/27.
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Command Module Pilot -- Alfred Worden, Apollo-15 command module pilot.
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David R. Scott, Gemini-8 Co-pilot
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