Astronaut Walter M. Schirra
Orbital flights conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are part of a long-range program aimed at manned flights to the moon and back to earth by the end of this decade. Astronauts in the program trained rigorously for years...
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Astronaut Walter M. Schirra
Walter M. Schirra, 42, U.S. Gemini-6 command pilot, will guide his spacecraft in the first true orbital rendezvous and docking attempt on October 26, 1965. Schirra flew six orbits in a Mercury spacecraft in October, 1962.
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Adtronauts Relaxing & Talking After A Practice
The Gemini-11 astronauts relaxing and talking after a practice session on September 3rd., in a flight simulator for their 3-day space mission which ended yesterday.
Left to right are William Anders, backup crew: Gemini-11 pilot Richard Gordon; Gem...
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The Post Office Department Signaled the First Orbital Flight
The Post Office Department signaled the first orbital flight of a United States astronaut February 20 with the issuance of a new Commemorative stamp, placed on sale throughout America at the exact hour that Astronaut John Glenn's historic flight w...
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America's First Manned Apollo Team in Training
These three men are being trained to embark on the first manned, orbital mission of the American space flight (Apollo). It will be launched in the first half of year 1967 and lasting up to 14 days. Left to right: Virgil Grissom, Roger Chaffee and ...
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Apollo-7 Opening the New Quick-Opening Hatch During a Rehearsal
Apollo Seven command pilot, Walter Schirra, opening the new quick-opening hatch in his spacecraft during a recent rehearsal of emergency escape procedures. The drill marked the resumption of Apollo testing by its pilots after the ground fire which...
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Astronaut Schirra Gets Ready For Space Orbit
"American Astronaut Gets Ready For Space Orbit"
Pictures have just been received of American Astronaut Walter Schirra getting ready for America's six-orbit flight of the world which takes place today. The flight starts at Cape Canaveral and should...
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