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Major Edward H. White Looking at Earth
Major Edward H. White (34) looking down at an earth turned by distance into the lightness of a round and elderly cheese 100 miles below him, as he floated in space during the recent 4-day Gemini flight. The "umbilical cord" that attached the U.S. ...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Major System of the Mercury Spacecraft
Major systems of the Mercury spacecraft are represented in this simplified artist's version. --- An artist's impression of the Project Mercury space capsule in orbit. The blunt end of the capsule absorbs the tremendous heat of re-entering the eart...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Project Mercury Ballistic Capsule
Artist view of the spacecraft in which Shepard made his dramatic plunge upwards.
Daily Mirror
The Chaplain of the Prime Recovery Carrier
"Prayer for Successful Return" -- The chaplain of the prime recovery carrier Iwo Jima says a prayer of thanks following the successful recovery of the Apollo-13 astronauts April 17 in the South Pacific. The spacemen, from left, are James Lovell, F...
IPS
The moon landing flight for Apollo 14 is scheduled for launch on January 31, 1971, from Cape Kennedy, Florida, manned by astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., commander; Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot; and Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot. ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Woman Members of the Fourth Estate, Invites of the U.S. Embassy and Astronauts' Wives
Women members of the Fourth Estate and invitees of the U.S. Embassy met the wives of the astronauts while the Apollo-12 crew were holding a press conference at the G.F.H. on Friday night.
The Times of Ceylon Press