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Astronaut Glenn Signs His Autograph

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  • 1962-3-13

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

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  • 1962-2-13

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

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  • 1961-9-16

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

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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

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  • 1963-5-14

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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Astronaut Schirra Suiting Up

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  • 1962-10-23

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

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  • 1962-10-6

"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 Scott, Worden & Irwin with the Lunar Roving Vehicle

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Apollo-15 astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin, posing in front of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, display the moon-orbiting sub-satellite at Manned Spacecraft Center, Florida. The battery-powered Rover is equipped with a color televisi...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Receives a Medal

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  • 1961-8-19

"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

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