Fred Haise with Family
Astronauts Haise and family — Apollo-13 lunar module pilot Fred W. Haise, Jr., and his wife Mary pose with their children at home near Houston, Texas. From left are: daughter Mary, 14, son Stephen, 9 and Frederick, 12.
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Gemini Pilots Young and Grissom
Astronauts John Young (left) and Virgil "Gus" Grissom discuss their three orbital flight in the Gemini capsule at a press conference in Houston, Texas. Both expressed full confidence in the spacecraft and their ability to flight. On the right in e...
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Gemini-1 Crew
"Gemini Teams" -- The "prime"and "backup" teams for the first Gemini manned flight pose in their space suits at the U.S. Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. Virgil Grissom (lower left) and John Young (lower right) were named to pilot the t...
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Neil Armstrong after Training
Apollo-11 commander Neil Armstrong flashes a broad grin after completing a series of flights in lunar landing training vehicle in Texas. He told newsmen the tests "have given us a very high level of confidence in the overall landing manoeuvre". Ar...
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Neil Armstrong with Family
Astronaut's Homecoming -- Neil Armstrong leaves Ellington Air Force base in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Janet, and their son, Mark, as he return home following the incomplete flight of Gemini-8 in March 1966. Their son, Eric, tags along behind....
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Neil Armstrong — During a Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade -- Neil Armstrong, the first man to step onto the surface of the Moon, waves to the crowd, is engulfed by ticker tape and emerges, still smiling, during a homecoming parade for the Apollo-11 crewmen in Houston, Texas. Officials c...
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The Borman Family
Apollo-8 commander Frank Borman poses with his wife Susan and sons Frederick (left) and Edwin in their home near the Manned Spacecraft Centre in Texas.—(IPS)
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