"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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Crowd Broke through to Greet Apollo-8 Astronauts
Space Center, Houston: Crowd of about 1,000 braved the early morning cold 12/29, and broke through restraining lines to greet Apollo 8 astronauts. From left to right are William Anders, holding his daughter Gayle, 8; James Lovell and Frank Borman.
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Astronaut Aldrin Is Reunited with His Wife
Space Center, Houston: Buzz Aldrin is reunited with his wife through the phone and the window of the quarantine chamber as the Apollo 11 trio returned to the city of their departure early 7/27.
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Astronaut Gordon and Family
Apollo-12 command module pilot Richard Gordon poses with his wife Barbara and six children outside their home near Houston, Texas. Standing are, from left, Carleen, 15, Richard, 14, Mrs. Gordon, Thomas, 10, and Mr. Gordon. In foreground with the f...
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"Astronauts Afloat"
Astronauts Afloat
Astronauts John Young (left) and Gus Grissom, pilots of the first Gemini two-man orbital flight, float on rubber rafts after escaping from a dummy Gemini capsule (background). They were undergoing water recovery training in Houst...
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The Borman Family
Apollo-8 commander Frank Borman poses with his wife Susan and sons Frederick (left) and Edwin in their home near the Manned Spacecraft Centre in Texas.—(IPS)
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Neil Armstrong with Family
Astronaut's Homecoming -- Neil Armstrong leaves Ellington Air Force base in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Janet, and their son, Mark, as he return home following the incomplete flight of Gemini-8 in March 1966. Their son, Eric, tags along behind....
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Apollo-11 Crewmen Hold Their First Press Conference after Return
Flashback: The Apollo-11 crewmen hold their first press conference August 12, 1969, after leaving quarantine at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Texas. Commander Neil Armstrong (center), the first man to step on the Moon, called the entire mission ...
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Apollo-12 Crewmen Enjoy the Sun
Apollo-12 commander Richard Gordon leans back and enjoys the sun and fresh air as he and his two colleagues leave the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Centre in Houston, Texas, December 10.
Charles Conrad, left and Alan Bean, ce...
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