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...
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Soviet Cosmonauts and Wives in Triumphant Procession
Moscow, USSR: Cosmonauts Pavel I. Belyaev (left) and Alexei Leonov, who last week shot to fame and history-making in their spacecraft Vokshod II, wave bouqets of flowers from their flower-strewn car as they are driven in triumph on the way to Red ...
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The Gagarin Couple
Space Hero Yuri Gagarin and his wife at Ratmalana airport yesterday.
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American & Soviet Spacemen in a Joint Handshake
American and Soviet spacemen in a joint handshake when they met for the first time at a recent reception in Athens marking the end of the 6th International Astronomical Congress. From left to right are Soviet Vokshod 2, cosmonaut, Lt-Col. Alexei L...
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Titov Meets Glenn in Washington
Russia's spaceman, Major Titov and his wife posing outside the Lincoln Memorial with Major John Glenn and Mrs. Glenn. The two leading spacemen from east and west met for the first time in Washington recently.
They visited the Gospar Headquarters ...
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"He Is 'Trapped' in the Jewel Tower"
London turned out to give Yuri Gagarin another storming welcome today (13-7-1961) – and the enthusiasm of it kept him a prisoner in the Tower of London for ten minutes. Gagarin had to stay in the Jewel Tower until care arrived because the excited ...
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