President Johnson Joins the Astronauts in Applause for Their Families
"Apollo-18 Families Applauded" -- President Lyndon B. Johnson joins the thee Apollo-8 astronauts in an applause for their families who were on hand for special White House ceremonies in Washington January 9. From left are William A. Anders, James ...
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President Kennedy Talking With Astronaut Walter Schirra
President Kennedy talking with Walter Schirra, next American to go into space. The President was on a visit to Cape Canaveral recently with Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, British Defence Minister. They are on a tour of Military and Civil Space installati...
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President Nixon & the Apollo Crewman
"Spaceman Honored" -- President Nixon and the Apollo crewmen stand at attention after Mr. Nixon presented to the space heroes the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, April 18 in Honolulu, Hawaii. From left are Fred Haise, James ...
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Russian Ambassador With Yuri Gagarin
Mr. N. Y.Tarakanov , Russian Ambassador, putting an arm round Major Yuri Gagarin before the Soviet spaceman left Ceylon this morning.
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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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Second Soviet Cosmonaut in Delhi
The second soviet cosmonaut, Major Gherman Titov, with the Russian Ambassador in India, Mr. I. A. Benediktov, and the Chief of Protocol, Mr. S. K. Banerji, on his arrival at Palam Airport, New Delhi, on 02.01.1962. He is on his way to Jakarta and ...
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike And Major Yuri Gagarin
The Prime Minister presenting a copy of "Towards A New Era" —a compilation of parliamentary speeches of Mr. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike— to Major Yuri Gagarin at the reception at "Temple Trees" last night.
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Spaceman's Day of Glory
Moscow: Left to right: Tamara Titov, Major Gherman Titov, Major Yuri Gagarin, and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Krushchev acknowledge the frenzied cheers of thousands of Muscovites assembled in Moscow's Red Square to greet the arrival of Major Tito...
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