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"Astronaut Named for America's Second Manned Flight into Space"
A portrait of 35-years-old Captain Virgil Grissom, of the United States Air Force, who has been selected to make the second American manned rocket flight into space from Cape Canaveral tomorrow. Te flight is to be made in a two-ton Mercury capsule...
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"Glenn Orbits Earth Three Times"
After surviving just under five hours in space Colonel John Glenn, the American astronaut stepped out of his Mercury space capsule a "hale and hearty" spaceman. "Hale" at least is surprising as at one time his body weight was estimated at seven to...
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"Hero's Welcome For Russian Spaceman"
"Hero's Welcome for Russian Spacemen" Russian cosmonauts Nikolaev and Popovich carry flowers as they walk with Mr. Khruschev on arrival at Moscow airport to receive a hero's welcome. With Mr. Khruschev is one of the cosmonaut's children. In backgr...
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Lt. Col. Pavel Popovich, 31, the pilot of the space craft Vostok IV, which is at present orbiting the earth, seen here before his epic flight. Another Russian Major Nikolayev is also orbiting the earth.
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Astronaut Glenn Eating Breakfast On the Morning of the First Attempt
Lt. Col. John Glenn, the United States Astronaut, who is to attempt later this week a three-orbit flight round the world, to become the first American to go into orbit, pictures eating breakfast on the morning of the first attempt. Glenn lay strap...
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Astronaut Glenn in His Spacesuit
"US Space Flight Delayed" The United States first attempt to send a man on a space flight had to be postponed for 48 hours yesterday owing to adverse weather conditions. The astronaut who was selected to be placed in the capsule is CDR. Shepard (3...
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Astronaut Schirra Gets Ready For Space Orbit
"American Astronaut Gets Ready For Space Orbit" Pictures have just been received of American Astronaut Walter Schirra getting ready for America's six-orbit flight of the world which takes place today. The flight starts at Cape Canaveral and should...
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A portrait of Scott Carpenter in his spacesuit. Carpenter is amongst the selected group who have been trained as astronauts for America.
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Family of Astronaut Walter Schirra
"Proud Wife of An Astronaut" Pictured here is a happy and smiling Mrs. Walter Schirra and her two children Marty and Suzanne at their home in Houston, Texas. No wonder there are smiles all round after the head of the house had become America's fif...
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