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Astronaut Carpenter at Cape Canaveral
Astronaut Carpenter stands in his pressure suit in front of a giant radar antenna at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He rehearsed his orbital flight many times in the weeks before his mission, practising operating the controls of his Mercury spacecrafts...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Glenn Showing President Kenedy the Marcury Capsule " Friendship 7 "
Lt. Col. John Glenn showing President Kennedy the Mercury capsule "Friendship 7" in which he made 3 orbits of the earth at Cape Canaveral, Florida, recently. The astronaut is seen wearing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Disting...
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Glenn Signs His Autograph
Astronaut John Glenn signs his autograph for an admiring youngster, one of many who surrounded him as he left the Riverside Presbyterian Church in Cocoa beach, Florida recently.
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Glenn Taking his Morning Exercise
Left: John Glenn taking his morning exercises with a run on Cocoa Beach, Florida. The 40-year-old Glenn, who is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 168 pounds, runs two and one-half to five miles every day to keep in shape.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Grissom with Officers of the Carrier USS Randolph
CONDITION EXCELLENT -- U.S. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom walks with officers of the carrier USS Randolph after a preliminary medical check-up is completed following his successful suborbital flight down the Atlantic test range from Cape Canaveral, ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Grissom — Suited and Ready
U.S. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, fully suited, prepared to enter the Mercury space capsule at Cape Canaveral, Florida as the countdown proceeds.
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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Suiting up - U.S. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra is helped into his spacesuit by suit technician Al Rochford at Cape Canaveral.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Schirra Undergoing Pre-Launch Tests
"Pre-Launch Checkout" -- Astronaut Walter M. Schirra undergoes pre-launch tests on weight and balance machine in Hangar "S" at Cape Canaveral, Florida in preparation for his orbital flight in the Mercury space capsule, Sigma 7.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Schirra Walking Along The Beach With His Parents
Astronaut Walter Schirra walking along the beach with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schirra Sr. when they visited Cape Canaveral before their son's successful space flight.
The Times of Ceylon Press