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Controlling a ground training device, astronaut Carpenter can see the earth's image at his feet, illustrated by the map of the south-eastern United States. The trainer, located at Manned Spacecraft Centre, Langley Field, Virginia, has the same con...
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Carpenter Studying the Flight Manual
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter studying the flight operation manual during training procedures within project Mercury spacecraft.
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Carpenter at Cape Canaveral
Astronaut Carpenter stands in his pressure suit in front of a giant radar antenna at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He rehearsed his orbital flight many times in the weeks before his mission, practising operating the controls of his Mercury spacecrafts...
The Times of Ceylon Press
"Man from earth" — The farthest manned trip from the surface of the earth is scheduled to be made by the Gemini-11 spacecraft while it is under the command of Astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr., who will look like this during the attempt for an altitud...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Conrad Explains the Planned Rendezvous of Gemini-5
U.S. Astronaut Charles Conrad (left) explains the planned rendezvous of Gemini-5 as Astronaut Gordon Cooper listens at a July 19 news conference in Houston, Texas.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Glenn Before He Entered the Capsule
Astronaut J. H. Glenn before he entered the Capsule for the Countdown.
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Glenn Ready for Orbital Flight
The National Astronauts and Space Administration of the U.S.A. announces that Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn, the Marines officer chosen to make America's first orbital flight into space, has moved into the "Ready Room" at Cape Canaveral. It is hoped t...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Astronaut Glenn Visits Japan Prime Minister
US astronaut Col. John Glenn (centre) explaining his three-orbit space flight in Friendship 7 last year to Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda of Japan. The astronaut was on a courtesy visit to Tokyo. He presented the Premier with a model of Friendship 7....
Pan-Asia Photos
Astronaut John Glenn Displays New Astronaut Insignia
Astronaut Insignia — Astronaut John Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, displays new military insignia awarded him recently in Washington. At left is Marine Corps astronaut insignia, presented by Corps Commandant, Gen. David M. S...
The Times of Ceylon Press