Scott Carpenter
America's next manned orbital flight is expected to be launched from Cape Canaveral about the middle of May. The pilot has been named as Liet. Com. Scott Carpenter.
Photo shows: Liet. Com. Scott Carpenter
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Major Gherman Titov Gets Another Medal
Major Gherman Titov, Russia's No. 2 cosmonaut being greeted enthusiastically by young East Berliners during his recent tour of East Germany.
Major Gherman Titov, Russia's "space-flier" hero, received an enthusiastic welcome when he attended the Y...
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Russia Puts Man Into Space — And Brings Him Back Alive And Safe
The whole world has been thrilled with the news from Moscow that Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin has been rocketed into space and after going into orbit has been brought back to earth and landed safely.
The whole flight lasted for about 108 minutes...
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America Puts a Man into Space
"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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Young and Grissom before the Three-Orbital Flight
Operation Gemini
Scientists at Cape Kennedy, USA are proceeding with preparations to launch the United States' most ambitious space project - Operation Gemini, the launching of a two-man spacecraft.
Inside the spacecraft will be John W. Young (the...
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A. H. Hewitt
"Britain's Space Exploration Director"
Photo shows : Group Captain A. H. Hewitt, R.A.F. who has been appointed to the important post of Deputy Director of Operational Requirements – Space. Aged 44 Group Captain Hewitt will be in control of all mat...
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Major Titov in the United States of America
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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Russia's Second Astronaut put into Space Major Gherman Titov
"Russia's second astronaut put into space"
Photo shows: Major Gherman Titov, Russia's second astronaut to be put intp space.
Major Titov, aged 26, married but with no children, orbited the earth 17 times during his journey made at a height of 160 ...
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Gagarin at Moscow Film Festival
Standby for a rush of bachelors to volunteer for space training. The reason could be the kiss that Major Yuri Gagarin is shown receiving from Italy's top film star Gina Lollobrigids at the Film Festival in Moscow.
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