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Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Receives a Medal
"Medal For 2nd U.S. Spaceman" -- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom receives the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Distinguished Service Medal from Director James Webb during a press conference at Cape Canaveral, Florida July 22. At left ar...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Testing His Suit
Captain Virgil Grissom the American astronaut testing his suit.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Walter M. Schirra, 42, U.S. Gemini-6 command pilot, will guide his spacecraft in the first true orbital rendezvous and docking attempt on October 26, 1965. Schirra flew six orbits in a Mercury spacecraft in October, 1962.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Orbital flights conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are part of a long-range program aimed at manned flights to the moon and back to earth by the end of this decade. Astronauts in the program trained rigorously for years...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Worden Tests a New Spacesuit
Apollo-15 astronaut Alfred Worden tests a new spacesuit at the International Latex Corporation Plant in Dover, Delaware. Modifications include improved neck, shoulder, hand, waist and leg mobility, easier donning and doffing, improved materials du...
Daily Mirror