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Astronaut Glenn Signs His Autograph
Astronaut John Glenn signs his autograph for an admiring youngster, one of many who surrounded him as he left the Riverside Presbyterian Church in Cocoa beach, Florida recently.
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Glenn Taking his Morning Exercise
Left: John Glenn taking his morning exercises with a run on Cocoa Beach, Florida. The 40-year-old Glenn, who is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 168 pounds, runs two and one-half to five miles every day to keep in shape.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Wearing life vests, the Apollo-15 crewmen sit in a recovery raft awaiting pick-up by helicopter. They ended their 12-day lunar mission with a splashdown in the Pacific north of Hawaii about 10 kilometers from the waiting carrier USS Okinawa. From ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Apollo 12 Crew, scheduled to visit Ceylon next month, are from left to right: Charles Conrad Jr., Commander; Richard Gordon, Jr., Command Module Pilot; and Alan Bean, Lunar Module Pilot.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Apollo 12 crew, scheduled to visit Ceylon next month, are from left to right: Charles Conrad Jr., Commander; Richard Gordon, Jr., Command Module Pilot; and Alan Bean, Lunar Module Pilot.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The moon landing flight for Apollo 14 is scheduled for launch on January 31, 1971, from Cape Kennedy, Florida, manned by astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., commander; Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot; and Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot. ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Cigars of Celebration at the Space Center
"Celebration Cigars" Space Center, Houston, Texas: Flanked by U.S. flags, space flight officials light up cigars of celebration following their successful rendezvous of Gemini-6 and Gemini-7 during orbital flight yesterday. Flight Director Chris K...
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Daughters of Apollo-15 Astronaut Irwin
The daughters of Apollo-13 astronaut James Irwin display drawings of their father and David Scott exploring the Moon. Six-year-old Jan (left) shows them being watched by "Moonmen" and Jill, 10, has them dwarfed by the lunar lander and rover vehicl...
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President Johnson Joins the Astronauts in Applause for Their Families
"Apollo-18 Families Applauded" -- President Lyndon B. Johnson joins the thee Apollo-8 astronauts in an applause for their families who were on hand for special White House ceremonies in Washington January 9. From left are William A. Anders, James ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
President Nixon & the Apollo Crewman
"Spaceman Honored" -- President Nixon and the Apollo crewmen stand at attention after Mr. Nixon presented to the space heroes the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, April 18 in Honolulu, Hawaii. From left are Fred Haise, James ...
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