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"3 Women to Whom the Moon Remains—the Moon"
Piecing together the jigsaw of questions and answers at a Press conference with the astronauts' wives we realised one thing: there were no feminine fripperies or personal souvenirs that a moon man could bring his wife. Moon rocks and moon dust wer...
The Times of Ceylon Press
"Astronaut Named for America's Second Manned Flight into Space"
A portrait of 35-years-old Captain Virgil Grissom, of the United States Air Force, who has been selected to make the second American manned rocket flight into space from Cape Canaveral tomorrow. Te flight is to be made in a two-ton Mercury capsule...
Central Press Photos Ltd.
"Glenn Orbits Earth Three Times"
After surviving just under five hours in space Colonel John Glenn, the American astronaut stepped out of his Mercury space capsule a "hale and hearty" spaceman. "Hale" at least is surprising as at one time his body weight was estimated at seven to...
Central Press Photos Ltd.
The three Apollo-15 crewmen appear confident before the start of their flight to the Moon. From left are James Irwin, Alfred Worden and David Scott. Photo from IPS.
IPS
All seven astronauts often pilot modern jet aircraft during their training for space flights to sharpen their reflexes and improve their coordination at high speeds. Posing in front of an Air Force F-106B are (left to right) : M. Scott Carpenter, ...
Daily Mirror
"USA's Man into Orbit Attempt"
Next Wednesday the USA will try to put its first spacemen in orbit around the earth. The vehicle – to be launched from Cape Canaveral – is an Atlas with a Mercury capsule. The astronaut will be Lt. Col. John Glenn. Photo shows: John Glenn and back...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
The world heroes who conquered the universe - Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins
The Times of Ceylon Press
From Left to Right: Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot; Charles Conrad Jr., commander and Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot.
Daily Mirror
A 'Well Done' from the President
U.S. astronauts Charles Conrad (left) and Gordon Cooper. sporting eight-day beards, chat with President Johnson after completing their record-setting orbital flight in the Gemini-5 spacecraft. The astronauts were aboard the recovery carrier USS La...
The Times of Ceylon Press
A New Spacesuit for Use in the U.S. Apollo Programme
Four views of a new spacesuit for use in the U.S. Apollo program. Called the Block II Extravehicular Mobility Unit, the outfit is designed to permit the astronauts to leave their craft after a lunar landing to conduct experiments and to explore th...
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