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Conrad and Cooper Practice S …
Title Conrad and Cooper Practice Survival Training
Full Description Prime crew for the Gemini 5 space flight, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., (in water) and L. Gordon Cooper Jr., (in raft) practice survival techniques following successful egress from their Gemini Static Article V spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico. Cooper is command pilot and Conrad is pilot for the Gemini 5 mission.
Date 07/21/1965
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cooper and Conrad Await Reco …
Title Cooper and Conrad Await Recovery Helicopter
Full Description Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. exit their spacecraft after splashdown of the Gemini 5 spacecraft. They are photographed boarding a life raft with the help of Navy divers. Overhead view of the Gemini 5 spacecraft showing the yellow flotation collar used to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid. One of the crewmembers is standing on the floation collar while the other is in the life raft. A Navy diver is standing by to assist the crew when they are hoisted up by the recovery helicopter.
Date 08/21/1965
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cooper and Conrad Enroute to …
Title Cooper and Conrad Enroute to Launch Pad
Full Description Gemini 5 Prime Crew, Charles "Pete" Conrad and Gordon Cooper in their silver pressure suits are greeted by employees as they make their way to the launch pad.
Date 7/28/1965
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
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