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Alan Shepard

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  • 1961-5-8

Astronaut Alan Shepard entering a lift that will take him to the space capsule atop the Redstone rocket—during tests for the American space-shot.

Keystone Press Agency Ltd.

The Crew of Lunar Module

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  • 1969-2-27

The United States has scheduled an attempt to land men on the moon. Vital to the success of this mission will be the descent to the Lunar surface of two crew men in the Lunar Module as a third astronaut keeps the Apollo spacecraft in orbit around ...

United States Information Service

The Apollo - 17 Crewmen

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  • 1972-9-27

Crew Introduction -- the Apollo-17 crewmen, scheduled to visit the Moon in December 1972, are introduced to newsmen in Houston, Texas. From left are: Harrison Schmitt, lunar module pilot; Eugene Cernan, mission commander, and Ronald Evans, comman...

IPS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington

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  • 1963-5-23

Cape Canaveral, FLA - Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. climbed into the Mercury spacecraft "Faith 7" at 05.32 a.m. EST as NASA and McDonnel spacecraft engineers assist. Picture shows astronaut Gordon Jr. 36-year-old Air Force Major climbing into M...

Daily Mirror

Medal for Atsronaut Cooper

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  • 1963-5-29

President Kennedy pinning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Distinguished Service Medal on Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper during ceremonies at the White House on May 21st. Major Cooper was honoured for his 22-orbit flight in Faith...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Seven Mercury Astronauts

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  • 1961-5-29

Top row, left to right: Malcolm S. Carpenter, Leroy G. Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., and Virgil I. Grissom. Jr. Bottom row, left to right: Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Donald K. Slayton.

The Times of Ceylon Press

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