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Alan B. Shepard's Family at Virginia
Family - Mrs. Alan B. Shepard Jr., wife of the first U.S. Astronaut to ride the Project Mercury capsule into space, poses in front of her home at Virginia Beach, Virginia. At left is her daughter Juliana, 9, and right is her niece Alice Williams, ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut Glenn With His Family
Our pictures show — Astronaut Glenn with his family in front of their home in Arlington, Virginia. Left to right are David 16, Lyn 14, Mrs. Glenn and Glenn. The Astronaut returned to Cape Canaveral after spending the Christmas holidays with his fa...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter at a Breathing Test
Pictured here is Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter blowing into air tubes during a breathing test at Langley Field, Virginia, NASA's Manned Spacecraft Centre. He trained rigorously in hi Mercury pressure suit, filled with pure oxygen during his orbital...
Daily Mirror
Mrs. Grissom With Her Two Sons
Mrs. Grissom emerges from her home in Newport News, Virginia with her two sons, Scott, 11, and Mark, 7, to greet newsmen and neighbours following completion of her husband's successful space flight. "We are very proud and happy", she said.
Daily Mirror
Walter Schirra Receiving His "Astronaut Wings"
Walter Schirra receiving his 'Astronaut Wings' from Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Fred Korth (left), in a ceremony at the Pentagon. In the centre is Mrs. Schirra.
The Times of Ceylon Press