Astronaut Edward White Poses for Pictures
Close-Up
Astronaut Edward White poses for pictures made from inside the Gemini IV capsule by astronaut James McDivitt. White wears specially designed spacesuit for the extravehicular activity and is holding a Self Maneuvering Unit which he used to...
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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., who will accompany Command Pilot James A. Lovell on the foregrounding Gemini-12 flight, is the first holder of a U.S. doctorate to journey into space. He earned a doctor of science degree in astronautics in 1963 fro...
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Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot
May 1969
On December 21, 1963 the United States launched the Apollo space craft to orbit the moon. The astronauts had two prime objectives -- to go into lunar orbit, and to take photographs of the best possible landing sites for men to set a space...
The Times of Ceylon Press