Apollo Astronauts in Sri Lanka
The three U.S. Apollo astronauts, Captains Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, Alan Bean and their wives soared into space once again from the Katunayake airport at 9.30 yesterday morning after a three-day visit to the island.
The trio flew to Katunay...
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Apollo Trio Driving to Colombo
Richard Gordon straightens his tie during the drive to Colombo. Beside him are Capts. Conrad and Bean respectively.
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Apollo-12 Crewmen in Front of Saturn V
Apollo 12 Crew & Rocket— The Apollo-12 crewmen stand in front of their Saturn V as the 110-meter-tall launch vehicle was transported to Pad 39 at Cape Kennedy in Florida on September 8. From left are: Alan Bean, lunar module pilot; Richard Gordon,...
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Astronaut Alan Bean
The Apollo 12 crew (left to right) Astronauts Alan Bean, Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon in a command module during an egress training exercise in preparation for their launch and return from the moon.
(Photo from IPS)
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Astronaut Cooper - "Reunion"
"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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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in New York
36-year-old astronaut, L. Gordon Cooper received a tumultuous welcome when he went to New York with his family to receive the City's Medal of Honour and a scroll. The family were give the traditional ticker tape parade along Broadway. Above: Astro...
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Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper
"Space Man Rings Wife"
Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, 36-year-old Air Force Major talks to his wife by phone from the U.S. aircraft carrier Kearsarge after he had been picked up by the carrier on the completion of his 22-orbit space flight.
After ...
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Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper
"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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Astronaut Alfred Worden with His Daughters
Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, Command Module Pilot of the Apollo-15 lunar landing mission, with his two daughtrs: Merrill, born Jan. 16, 1958, is seated behind her father on the stairway; Alison, born April 6, 1960, is in foreground. (Worden is divo...
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