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Astronaut Glenn Ready for Orbital Flight
The National Astronauts and Space Administration of the U.S.A. announces that Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn, the Marines officer chosen to make America's first orbital flight into space, has moved into the "Ready Room" at Cape Canaveral. It is hoped t...
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Astronaut Glenn Visits Japan Prime Minister
US astronaut Col. John Glenn (centre) explaining his three-orbit space flight in Friendship 7 last year to Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda of Japan. The astronaut was on a courtesy visit to Tokyo. He presented the Premier with a model of Friendship 7....
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Astronaut John Glenn Displays New Astronaut Insignia
Astronaut Insignia — Astronaut John Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, displays new military insignia awarded him recently in Washington. At left is Marine Corps astronaut insignia, presented by Corps Commandant, Gen. David M. S...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Leroy Cooper in Flight Training
FLIGHT TRAINING — Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper flies a simulated 22-orbit mission in a Project Mercury spacecraft at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was one of a series of training exercises before the actual launching. (63-2493)
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Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter at a Breathing Test
Pictured here is Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter blowing into air tubes during a breathing test at Langley Field, Virginia, NASA's Manned Spacecraft Centre. He trained rigorously in hi Mercury pressure suit, filled with pure oxygen during his orbital...
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Astronaut Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 11 mission.
The Times of Ceylon Press