Portrait of Lt -Cdr. Carpenter
A portrait of 36-year-old Lt. Cdr. Scott Carpenter who has been selected America's next spaceman for orbital flight of the earth which is expected to take place late next month or early in May. Scott Carpenter who was reserve for Lt.-Col. Glenn re...
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Astronaut Cooper - "Reunion"
"There's Something To Smile About For This Happy Family"
Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper poses with his wife, Trudy, and their two daughters, Cam (left), 14, and Jan, 13, after their recent reunion in Honolulu, Hawaii. Astronaut Cooper flew by Helic...
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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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Frank Borman Meets French President
French President Charles De Gaulle shaking hands with U.S. Astronaut, Col. Frank Borman, during Borman's visit to Elysee Palace, recently.
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Scott Carpenter Meets President Kennedy
President Kennedy and astronaut Scott Carpenter are seen together during the astronaut's visit to the white house yesterday. Scott Carpenter was the America's last man into space and orbited the earth three times.
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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in New York
36-year-old astronaut, L. Gordon Cooper received a tumultuous welcome when he went to New York with his family to receive the City's Medal of Honour and a scroll. The family were give the traditional ticker tape parade along Broadway. Above: Astro...
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Cooper and Conrad in Gemini 5
The mechanics preparing to close the capsules of Gemini-5 located in Cape Kennedy, Florida. The American astronauts Gordon Cooper (left) and Charles Conrad are seen in the capsules of Gemini-5, waiting to be launched into the space, who are orbiti...
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