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Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
| Title |
Astronaut Groups 1 and 2 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr. |
| Date |
01/01/1963 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Ethiopian Emperor Attends Ap
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Ethiopian Emperor Attends Apollo 11 Briefing |
| Date of Image |
1969-07-15 |
| Full Description |
During a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) briefing on the next day?s Apollo 11 launch, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (with raised hand) asks a question of Rocco A. Petrone, director of launch operations at KSC. To the right of the emperor is astronaut Gordon Cooper and to his left is Dr. Kurt Debus, director of KSC. The first manned lunar launch occurred at 9:32 am on July 16, 1969. The crew included astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. After 21/2 hours of collecting samples on the lunar surface, the crew safely splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. |
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Portrait of Astronaut Groups
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| Title |
Portrait of Astronaut Groups 1 and 2 |
| Description |
Portrait of Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr. |
| Date |
01.01.1963 |
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Portrait of seven original M
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| Title |
Portrait of seven original Mercury astronauts plus new members |
| Description |
Portrait of the seven original Mercury astronauts plus new members of the astronaut corps. Seated from left to right are: Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Standing from left to right are: Edward White, James McDivitt, John Young, Elliot See, Charles Conrad, Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Stafford, and James Lovell. |
| Date |
02.19.1963 |
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PORTRAIT - ASTRONAUT GROUP 1
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Portrait of first 2 groups o
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S63-01419
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NASA |
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S63-01419 |
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PORTRAIT- ASTRONAUT GROUP 16
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Portrait of Astronaut Groups
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S63-00562
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IMAGE |
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image |
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NASA |
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S63-00562 |
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ASTRONAUT GROUP - TRAINING -
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Some of NASA's sixteen astro
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S63-08394
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image |
| date |
1963-06-06 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
S63-08394 |
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Portrait of Astronaut Groups
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| Title |
Portrait of Astronaut Groups 1 and 2 |
| Description |
Portrait of Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr. |
| Date Taken |
1963-01-01 |
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Portrait of seven original M
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| Title |
Portrait of seven original Mercury astronauts plus new members |
| Description |
Portrait of the seven original Mercury astronauts plus new members of the astronaut corps. Seated from left to right are: Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Standing from left to right are: Edward White, James McDivitt, John Young, Elliot See, Charles Conrad, Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Stafford, and James Lovell. |
| Date Taken |
1963-02-19 |
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Astronauts participate in su
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| Title |
Astronauts participate in survivial training in Panama |
| Description |
Some of NASA's sixteen astronauts participate in tropic survival training from June 3, through June 6, 1963, at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone. From left to right are unidentified trainer, Neil Armstrong, John H. Glenn, L. Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad. |
| Date Taken |
1963-03-11 |
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