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Americans Make Final Man-in-Space Preparations
It is believed that final preparations are now in progress at Cape Canaveral, Florida - for the American Man-in-Space project. Experts consider that only two men remain on the list to be America's first Spaceman - they are Col. John Glenn (39) of ...
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Astronaut Cernan and His Daughter
"And Now—A Big Kiss for Daddy" Apollo 10 astronaut Eugene Cernan, must have left out of this world, as he was greeted by his six-year-old daughter Tracey when he an his fellow crewmen arrived back in Houston for the first re-union with their famil...
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Apollo-12 mission commander Charles Conrad poses with his wife Jane and four sons in their home near Houston, Texas. From left are Christopher, 8, Andrew, 10, Mr. Conrad, Mrs. Conrad, Peter, 14 and Thomas 12.
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John Glenn (above) takes a congratulatory call from President Kennedy who said it for the world: "well done!"
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"Man from earth" — The farthest manned trip from the surface of the earth is scheduled to be made by the Gemini-11 spacecraft while it is under the command of Astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr., who will look like this during the attempt for an altitud...
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Astronaut Glenn Showing President Kenedy the Marcury Capsule " Friendship 7 "
Lt. Col. John Glenn showing President Kennedy the Mercury capsule "Friendship 7" in which he made 3 orbits of the earth at Cape Canaveral, Florida, recently. The astronaut is seen wearing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Disting...
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Rescue Helicopters — U.S. astronauts Eugene Cernan (left) and Tom Stafford sit in their Gemini-9 spacecraft with hatches open as rescue helicopters from the prime recovery ship 'Wasp' hover overhead. The spacemen brought their craft down in the At...
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Astronaut Glenn Testing a Trumpet
Col. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, testing a trumpet which was presented to him by musician Paul Toadman when the spaceman visited New York, recently.
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