A New Spacesuit for Use in the U.S. Apollo Programme
Four views of a new spacesuit for use in the U.S. Apollo program.
Called the Block II Extravehicular Mobility Unit, the outfit is designed to permit the astronauts to leave their craft after a lunar landing to conduct experiments and to explore th...
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Helicopter Recovery
A helicopter from the recovery ship USS Lake Champlain hoists aeronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. aboard as his Project Mercury capsule begins to float in the Atlantic.
Helicopter Recovery — A helicopter from the recovery ship USS Lake Champlain hoists ...
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Astronauts Recovered in the Atlantic
In the Atlantic: The early morning sun dapples the calm Atlantic with myriads of diamond-like sparkles as one of the United States record-breaking astronauts is hoisted aboard the rescue helicopter yesterday. His partner waits in life raft as a fr...
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Astronaut Shepard Tries Custom-Made Couch
Custom-Made Couch -- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., assisted by Flight Surgeon William Douglas, tries his moulded foam plastic couch for size at the U.S. Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pennsylvania.
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