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America Puts a Man into Space

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  • 1961-5-5

"America puts a man into space" The American attempt to put a man into space has been a perfect success. Commander Alan Shepard has been picked up safely in the Atlantic and is now aboard the US aircraft carrier "Champlain". Photo shows: Commander...

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Astronaut Glenn Ready for Orbital Flight

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  • 1961-12-23

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...

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Lt. Cmdr. M. S. Carpenter

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  • 1962-5-14

Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter - US 4th astronaut

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Major Titov in the United States of America

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  • 1961-5-23

Major Titov, Russian cosmonaut and his wife admiring a Jaguar Mark 10 car during their recent visit to the British pavilion at the Seattle World Fair. They were on a three-week tour of the US.— (S & G).

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Scott Carpenter with His Family

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  • 1962-5-29

U.S. ASTRONAUT RESCUED — AFTER SPACE AND SEA ORDEAL. Lieut. Com. Scott Carpenter, the American astronaut, was rescued in good health after making three orbits of the earth and then spending three hours in the sea due to overshooting the recovery z...

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