Rescue Helicopters
Rescue Helicopters — U.S. astronauts Eugene Cernan (left) and Tom Stafford sit in their Gemini-9 spacecraft with hatches open as rescue helicopters from the prime recovery ship 'Wasp' hover overhead. The spacemen brought their craft down in the At...
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Gemini-9 Crew Aboard Carrier
Gemini-9 astronauts Eugene Cernan (left) and Tom Stafford prepare to leave their Gemini-9 spacecraft aboard the prime recovery ship USS Wasp. They were picked up within an hour after their bullseye landing in the Atlantic east of Florida on June 6...
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The Arrival of Apollo-12 Crew in Sri Lanka
The Apollo 12 trio, Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean and their wives Jane, Barbara and Sue who arrived at the Katunayake International Airport yesterday on a three-day visit are seen descending from the presidential aircraft which brou...
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Space Couple Salute
Aboard Carrier Wasp: The two American astronauts launched into orbit on June 3rd, "splashed down" safely by parachute in the Atlantic 400 miles from Bermuda yesterday. They came down 48 miles from the main recovery vessel, the carrier wasp and the...
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American & Soviet Spacemen in a Joint Handshake
American and Soviet spacemen in a joint handshake when they met for the first time at a recent reception in Athens marking the end of the 6th International Astronomical Congress. From left to right are Soviet Vokshod 2, cosmonaut, Lt-Col. Alexei L...
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Gemini 9 Astronauts
Gemini 9 astronauts Eugene Cernan (left) and Thomas Stafford coming out of their space-craft after they made a bull's eye landing in the Atlantic, at the end of three-day feats in space last week. The astronauts were picked up by the rescue aircra...
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Alan Bean Worried by Crowd
Enthusiastic crowds mobbed the astronauts' open car as they were driving out of the Katunayake Airport.
Picture shows Alan Bean with his hands up, looking rather worried.
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