Crowd Broke through to Greet Apollo-8 Astronauts
Space Center, Houston: Crowd of about 1,000 braved the early morning cold 12/29, and broke through restraining lines to greet Apollo 8 astronauts. From left to right are William Anders, holding his daughter Gayle, 8; James Lovell and Frank Borman.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Astronaut Aldrin Is Reunited with His Wife
Space Center, Houston: Buzz Aldrin is reunited with his wife through the phone and the window of the quarantine chamber as the Apollo 11 trio returned to the city of their departure early 7/27.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
James Loyell (Left) and Frank Borman
"The Glory Boys from Outer Space"
Aboard the USS Wasp: Bearded astronauts James Lovell (left) and Frank Borman pictured on this aircraft carrier today in the Atlantic Southwest of Bermuda after their successful splash down. The world space record-...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Cosmonaut Popovich Plays With His Daughter
Pavel Popovich, one of the Soviet space twins playing with his daughter Natasha Popovich, 31 went into orbit on the Vostok IV capsule, just as Russia's third spaceman, Major Andrian Nikolayev, completed his first day orbiting the earth.
(August 12...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Wives of the Cosmonauts
Their men are safe! This exclusive UPI photo shows the relief on the face of Tamara Volynov (centre) following the news of the safe return of her husband Boris Volynov on the Russian spaceship Soyuz-5 after his tryst in space. Recently the Soviet ...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Gagarin Steps from Plane After Space-Flight
Moscow: Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's first spaceman, steps from a plane, smiling broadly, after his successful flight through the stratosphere. This official picture was released by the Soviet Union tonight. He is dressed in a conventional flyi...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Titov In Training Before Take-off
Moscow: Major Gherman Stepanovich Titov, the second Soviet cosmonaut who landed safely today after orbitting the earth 17 times, is pictured here being trained on a centrifuge device before take-off.
Moscow Radio said Titov landed in "Vostok II" a...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Col. Pavel Beley and Col. Aleksel Leonov
"Crew of Vokshod-II"
Moscow, USSR: Russia has launched two cosmonauts in a Vokshod-II space ship today. Pictured in Red Square prior to their flight recently are the crew: Col.Pavel Belyaev (left) commander of the Vokshod-II and second pilot Lt. C...
Fotokhronika TASS
Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper
"Space Man Rings Wife"
Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, 36-year-old Air Force Major talks to his wife by phone from the U.S. aircraft carrier Kearsarge after he had been picked up by the carrier on the completion of his 22-orbit space flight.
After ...
Daily Mirror
Three Apollo Astronauts Receive Gold Medals
President Johnson presenting gold medals to the three Apollo astronauts who went around the moon. Here at the White House on January 9th he is seen giving Frank Borman his medal whilst William Anders (left) and James Lovell look on.— (United Press...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.