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The Chaplain of the Prime Recovery Carrier

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"Prayer for Successful Return" -- The chaplain of the prime recovery carrier Iwo Jima says a prayer of thanks following the successful recovery of the Apollo-13 astronauts April 17 in the South Pacific. The spacemen, from left, are James Lovell, F...

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Astronaut John W. Young, Command Module Pilot

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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

Astronauts Wave

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  • 1960-3-4

During the motorcade, Captain Conrad puffs a cigarette while waving to the crowds as captains Gordon and Bean also waved to the greeting crowds. Alan Bean dropped his hat soon after this picture was taken. It was picked up by a little school girl ...

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Astronaut Shepard Tries Custom-Made Couch

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  • 1961-1-24

Custom-Made Couch -- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., assisted by Flight Surgeon William Douglas, tries his moulded foam plastic couch for size at the U.S. Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Tries a Custom-Made Couch

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  • 1961-6-2

Custom-Made Couch -- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., assisted by Flight Surgeon William Douglas, tries his molded foam plastic couch for size at the U.S. Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

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Gemini Pilots Young and Grissom

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Astronauts John Young (left) and Virgil "Gus" Grissom discuss their three orbital flight in the Gemini capsule at a press conference in Houston, Texas. Both expressed full confidence in the spacecraft and their ability to flight. On the right in e...

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Apollo 14 Wives

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Apollo 14 Wives -- Wives of the Apollo-14 astronauts (from left) Louise Shepard, Joan Roosa and Louise Mitchell.

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