"Glenn Orbits Earth Three Times"
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1962-2-21
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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President Kennedy Talking With Astronaut Walter Schirra
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1962-9-21
President Kennedy talking with Walter Schirra, next American to go into space. The President was on a visit to Cape Canaveral recently with Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, British Defence Minister. They are on a tour of Military and Civil Space installati...
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Portrait of Lt -Cdr. Carpenter
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1962-6-27
A portrait of 36-year-old Lt. Cdr. Scott Carpenter who has been selected America's next spaceman for orbital flight of the earth which is expected to take place late next month or early in May. Scott Carpenter who was reserve for Lt.-Col. Glenn re...
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Scott Carpenter Meets President Kennedy
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1962-6-25
President Kennedy and astronaut Scott Carpenter are seen together during the astronaut's visit to the white house yesterday. Scott Carpenter was the America's last man into space and orbited the earth three times.
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John Glenn Signs Autographs
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1962-3-3
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, the astronaut who made three orbits of the earth earlier this week, is watched by his wife Anna as he signs autographs shortly after arriving at Cape Canaveral yesterday - the point where the spaceman set out on his histori...
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"Astronaut Named for America's Second Manned Flight into Space"
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-8-5
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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Astronaut Schirra Gets Ready For Space Orbit
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1962-10-14
"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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Major Yuri Gagarin with His Wife and Mr. Nehru
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-12-15
Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's (and Russia's) first space-man, pictured with his wife and Mr. Nehru, the Prime Minister when he arrived in New Delhi at the start of an eight day visit to India. Thousands cheered the cosmonaut as he drove from New...
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Astronaut Glenn in His Spacesuit
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-5-13
"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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