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Nikita Khrushchev and Gherman Titov
Nikita Khrushchev and Soviet spaceman Gherman Titov walking side by side today at Vnukovo Airport after Titov's arrival.
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Scott Carpenter Meets President Kennedy
President Kennedy and astronaut Scott Carpenter are seen together during the astronaut's visit to the white house yesterday. Scott Carpenter was the America's last man into space and orbited the earth three times.
Central Press Photos Ltd.
"Spaceman Meets the Queen" London: U.S. Astronaut Colonel Frank Borman and his family visited Buckingham Palace today as the guests of the Queen and the Royal Family. Seen, left to right are, Mrs. Susan Borman, Col. Borman, Prince Edward, Prince ...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
J. R. Jayawardene Addresses the Apollo Trio
The astronauts and their wives listen intently as the Minister of State Mr. J. R. Jayawardene makes his welcoming address at the Airport. Picture shows Alan Gordon (at extreme left), Richard Gordon, Mrs. Conrad and Charles Conrad (directly in fron...
Daily Mirror
John Glenn Visits the White House
White House Visit — President Kennedy and Astronaut John Glenn pose for photographers at the White House in Washington February 5. Glenn had a private chat with the President during a visit home; the Astronaut's family lives just across the Potoma...
The Times of Ceylon Press
American Astronauts Visit United Nations Headquarters
United Nations, New York, 13 August 1969 American Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Col. Edwin Aldrin, Jr. and Col. Michael Collins of Apollo 11, the first men to land on the moon, visited the United Nations today where they attended a ceremony in their ...
United Nations Information Centre
Colombo, March 17 -- Captain Richard Gordon (right) leafs through an album presented to him by Mr. Victor Stier (left) Director of the United States Information Service, Colombo. In the center is Mr. Arthur Clarke. The album contained pictures and...
The Times of Ceylon Press
John Young Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Space Veteran -- President Ronald Reagan congratulates John Young as Vice President George Bush affixes the Congressional Space Medal of Honor around his neck at the White House in Washington. Young, commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia on its ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Prime Minister Handing the Chuda Manikya
The Prime Minister handing the Chuda Manikya, which will adorn the pinnacle of Mahiyangana Cheitiya, to Mr. Dudley Senanayake, President of the Mahiyangana Restoration Society. The exposition of the gem opened yesterday at the former Garden Club p...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Mr. Dudley Senanayake Carrying the Crystal
Mr. Dudley Senanayake (right) and Sir Bennet Soysa carrying the crystal up to the "devathakotuwa" in a manually operated conveyer at Mahiyangana yesterday.
The Times of Ceylon Press