Apollo Astronauts in Sri Lanka
The three U.S. Apollo astronauts, Captains Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, Alan Bean and their wives soared into space once again from the Katunayake airport at 9.30 yesterday morning after a three-day visit to the island.
The trio flew to Katunay...
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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...
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"Explains Rendezvous Procedures"
U.S. Astronaut Charles Conrad (left) explains the planned rendezvous of Gemini-5 as Astronaut Gordon Cooper listens at a July 19 news conference in Houston, Texas. Cooper and Conrad are the prime crew for the eight-day orbital earth flight schedul...
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Charles Conrad
Charles Conrad Jr., new U.S. space flight test pilot.
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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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Agnew With The Astronauts
Vice President Spiro Agnew shares a laugh with Apollo-10 astronauts Gene Cernan (left) and Tom Stafford (right) as he receives a model of "Snoopy," the flight mascot.
Mr. Agnew visited the crew quarters at Cape Kennedy in Florida on May 17, the da...
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Astronaut Glenn Relaxing
"Relaxing" - Astronaut John Glenn relaxes on the U.S. destroyer Noa after completing an orbital space flight around the earth three times Feb. 20.
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