Recovery
Crewmen from the U.S. destroyer Noa attach pulley lines to the Mercury space capsule Friendship 7, with Astronaut John Glenn Inside, after a tri-orbital flight around the earth.
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Recovery Training for the Astronauts of Apollo-1
Recovery Training -- Crew members for the first manned Apollo space flight practice water recovery procedures in the Gulf of Mexico. Command pilot Grissom watches from the hatch of the floating Apollo spacecraft as Astronaut Roger Chafee steps dow...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Rescue Helicopters
Rescue Helicopters — U.S. astronauts Eugene Cernan (left) and Tom Stafford sit in their Gemini-9 spacecraft with hatches open as rescue helicopters from the prime recovery ship 'Wasp' hover overhead. The spacemen brought their craft down in the At...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Richard Beach Sculpts Major Gagarin
A clay head of Major Gagarin — the world's first man-in-space, has been modelled by Sculptor Richard Beach who lives in Wakefield, Yorks. It is being produced for waxworks heads — by Jean Roger of West London. Mr. Beach used photographs and newspa...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Russia Puts Another Man Into Space and He is Still There
The Russians this morning put another man into space - he is Major Gherman Titov - and he is still circling the earth in "Vostok 2". He is holding a "running commentary" of his experiences etc. as he circles around the earth - and his voice is bei...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Russia Puts Man Into Space — And Brings Him Back Alive And Safe
The whole world has been thrilled with the news from Moscow that Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin has been rocketed into space and after going into orbit has been brought back to earth and landed safely.
The whole flight lasted for about 108 minutes...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Russia's Fourth Spaceman — Popovich
Russia's Fourth Spaceman:
Moscow: Wearing his space-helmet Lt. Col. Pavel Romanovich Popovich, 31, who was launched into space today in the Vostok IV space capsule to become Russia's fourth spaceman. Popovich was shot into space just as Vostok III...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
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