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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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