American Ambassador Bids Adieu to Astronauts
Colombo, March 17 -- American Ambassador, Andrew V. Corry (foreground) was among those present at the Katunayake Airport yesterday to bid adieu to the Apollo-12 astronauts before they left for Rangoon.
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Astronaut Glenn Visits Japan Prime Minister
US astronaut Col. John Glenn (centre) explaining his three-orbit space flight in Friendship 7 last year to Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda of Japan. The astronaut was on a courtesy visit to Tokyo. He presented the Premier with a model of Friendship 7....
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Apollo Trio Driving to Colombo
Richard Gordon straightens his tie during the drive to Colombo. Beside him are Capts. Conrad and Bean respectively.
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Alan Bean Worried by Crowd
Enthusiastic crowds mobbed the astronauts' open car as they were driving out of the Katunayake Airport.
Picture shows Alan Bean with his hands up, looking rather worried.
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Apollo Training — Astronauts Practising Water Egress
Members of the prime crew for the first manned Apollo flight practice water egress in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast.
The training is vital to the survival of astronauts returning from space flights. Sliding down the boiler-plate capsule...
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Astronauts Recovered in the Atlantic
In the Atlantic: The early morning sun dapples the calm Atlantic with myriads of diamond-like sparkles as one of the United States record-breaking astronauts is hoisted aboard the rescue helicopter yesterday. His partner waits in life raft as a fr...
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