Astronaut Shepard Receives Medal from U.S. President
Mr. John Kennedy, President of the United States, pinning the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on America's first astronaut, Commander Alan Shepard, at the White House on Monday. Also in the picture ...
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Cosmonauts Titov and Popovich Playing Basketball
Major Gherman Titov (right) and Lieut. Col. Pavel Popovich, one of the fantastic space twins, playing basketball in Moscow to keep fit for further space journeys. Maybe they're watching that the ball itself doesn't go into orbit! — Keystone
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Yuri Gagarin to Move to a New Flat
Major Yuri Gagarin, relaxing today after four hectic days as World Hero No. a, will shortly be moving with his family into a plush new four-roomed flat in one of the best parts of Moscow, it is understood.
Such a flat, in the capital's Kutusovski ...
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Ilyushin Son of the Soviet Aircraft Designer
Ilyushin, son of the Soviet aircraft designer, who was stated to have made the first flight into space, three or four days before Gagarin made his flight. The report said Ilyushin's flight was hushed-up because he was in a mental hospital, out of ...
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Richard Beach Sculpts Major Gagarin
A clay head of Major Gagarin — the world's first man-in-space, has been modelled by Sculptor Richard Beach who lives in Wakefield, Yorks. It is being produced for waxworks heads — by Jean Roger of West London. Mr. Beach used photographs and newspa...
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"Astronaut Cooper Off Today"
The count down has started at CAPE CANAVERAL in preparation for the flight by Astronaut GORDON COOPER. The orbital mission is intended to complete 22 orbits and should last 34 hours and 22 minutes.
PHOTO SHOWS—
Astronaut GORDON COOPER relaxes in...
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Major Yuri Gagarin with Prime Minister Karamanlis of Greece
Major Yuri Gagarin with Prime Minister Karamanlis of Greece, during his visit to Athens.
"Gagarin in the land of Icarus"
Major Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet astronaut is currently visiting Greece - homeland of the legend of the Icarus, the first man t...
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Alan Shepard
Astronaut Alan Shepard entering a lift that will take him to the space capsule atop the Redstone rocket—during tests for the American space-shot.
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