View of the Flight Directors console in the Mission Control Center (MCC), Houston, Texas, during the Gemini 5 flight. Seated at the console are Eugene F. Kranz (foreground) and Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (background). Standing in front of the console are Dr. Charles Berry (left), an unidentified man in the center and astronaut Elliot M. See.
Date
08/21/1965
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
President Reagan at Mission
Title
President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston
Full Description
President Ronald Reagan gets a laugh from NASA officials in Mission Control when he jokingly asks crew members, astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly if they could stop by Washington en route to their California landing site in order that he might come along. The STS-2 crew was in their next to last day on orbit when the conversation took place. From left to right standing: Terry J. Hart, NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Hans Mark, NASA Administrator James M. Beggs, JSC Director Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. From left to right seated: CAPCOM, Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein President, Ronald Reagan Directly above the President in the background: JSC Flight Operations Director, Eugene F. Kranz
Date
11/13/1981
NASA Center
Headquarters
Apollo 11 Celebration at Mis
Title
Apollo 11 Celebration at Mission Control
Full Description
NASA and Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) officials join the flight controllers in celebrating the conclusion of the Apollo 11 mission. From left foreground Dr. Maxime A. Faget, MSC Director of Engineering and Development, George S. Trimble, MSC Deputy Director, Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., MSC Director fo Flight Operations, Julian Scheer (in back), Assistant Adminstrator, Office of Public Affairs, NASA HQ., George M. Low, Manager, Apollo Spacecraft Program, MSC, Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, MSC Director, and Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA HQ.
Date
07/24/1969
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
Astronaut James A. McDivitt
Title
Astronaut James A. McDivitt Suited in Preparation for Training Tests
Full Description
Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander of Gemini IV, suited in preparation for weight and balance tests. The objective of the Gemini IV mission was to evaluate and test the effects of four days in space on the crew, equipment and control systems. Pilot Edward White II successfully accomplished the first U.S. spacewalk during the Gemini IV mission.
Date
05/21/1965
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut James McDivitt pho
Title
Astronaut James McDivitt photographed inside Command Module during Apollo 9
Description
Astronaut James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, is photographed inside Command Module "Gumdrop" during the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission.
Date Taken
1969-03-06
Astronaut James McDivitt in
Title
Astronaut James McDivitt in manned space flight simulator
Description
Astronaut James A. McDivitt is shown in the gondola of a realistic manned space flight simulator developed by the Astronautics Division of Ling-Temco-Vought of Dallas, Texas.
Date Taken
1965-02-02
Astronaut James McDivitt in
Title
Astronaut James McDivitt in his space suit helmet
Description
Close-up of Astronaut James A. McDivitt in his space suit helmet.
Date Taken
1965-06-07
Astronauts White and McDivit
Title
Astronauts White and McDivitt Inside Gemini IV Spacecraft
Full Description
Astronauts Edward H. White II (left) and James A. McDivitt inside the Gemini IV spacecraft wait for liftoff. The objective of the Gemini IV mission was to evaluate and test the effects of four days in space on the crew, equipment and control systems. Pilot Edward White II successfully accomplished the first U.S. spacewalk during the Gemini IV mission.
Date
06/03/1965
NASA Center
Headquarters
Astronaut James A. McDivitt
Title
Astronaut James A. McDivitt on deck of ship prior to water egress training
Description
Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission, relaxes on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior to water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken
1968-11-05
Astronauts McDivitt and Whit
Title
Astronauts McDivitt and White during water egress training at Ellington AFB
Description
Astronauts James A. McDivitt, command pilot, and Edward H. White II, pilot, the Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew are seen during water egress training at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas. Views include McDivitt climbing out of the capsule and into the water beside White while a diver looks on. Both are wearing full space suits (19282), White floats in a life raft while McDivitt clings to a life vest in the pool with the capsule floating nearby (19283).
Date Taken
1965-03-29
Astronauts McDivitt and Whit
Title
Astronauts McDivitt and White during water egress training at Ellington AFB
Description
Astronauts James A. McDivitt, command pilot, and Edward H. White II, pilot, the Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew are seen during water egress training at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas. Views include McDivitt climbing out of the capsule and into the water beside White while a diver looks on. Both are wearing full space suits (19282), White floats in a life raft while McDivitt clings to a life vest in the pool with the capsule floating nearby (19283).
Date Taken
1965-03-29
Astronauts McDivitt and Whit
Title
Astronauts McDivitt and White look over training plans
Description
Astronauts James A. McDivitt (left) and Edward H. White II are shown looking over training plans at Cape Kennedy during prelaunch preparations. The NASA Headquarters alternative photo number is 65-H-275.
Date Taken
1965-05-07
Gemini 4 prime crew in Gemin
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew in Gemini crew simulator at Cape Kennedy
Description
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight, is seen going through test in a Gemini Crew Simulator at Cape Kennedy (27491), Gemini 4 prime crew, Astronauts James A. McDivitt, command pilot, (left) and White (right) are shown inside the Gemini Crew Simulator during training exercise (27492), McDivitt is shown in the Gemini Crew Simulator during training exercise (27493).
Date Taken
1965-05-27
Gemini 4 prime crew in Gemin
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew in Gemini crew simulator at Cape Kennedy
Description
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight, is seen going through test in a Gemini Crew Simulator at Cape Kennedy (27491), Gemini 4 prime crew, Astronauts James A. McDivitt, command pilot, (left) and White (right) are shown inside the Gemini Crew Simulator during training exercise (27492), McDivitt is shown in the Gemini Crew Simulator during training exercise (27493).
Date Taken
1965-05-27
Gemini 4 prime crew at Pad 1
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew at Pad 19 entering the Gemini capsule
Description
Astronauts Edward H. White II and James A. McDivitt are shown in the white room as they enter the Gemini 4 spacecraft atop the Titan launch vehicle at Cape Kennedy, Florida. The NASA Headquarters alternative photo number is 65-H-291 (29641), Close-up view of McDivitt (foreground) and White inside their Gemini spacecraft. NASA Headquarters alternative photo number is 65-H-294 (29642).
Date Taken
1965-06-07
Gemini 4 prime crew at Pad 1
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew at Pad 19 entering the Gemini capsule
Description
Astronauts Edward H. White II and James A. McDivitt are shown in the white room as they enter the Gemini 4 spacecraft atop the Titan launch vehicle at Cape Kennedy, Florida. The NASA Headquarters alternative photo number is 65-H-291 (29641), Close-up view of McDivitt (foreground) and White inside their Gemini spacecraft. NASA Headquarters alternative photo number is 65-H-294 (29642).
Date Taken
1965-06-07
Families of Gemini 4 astrona
Title
Families of Gemini 4 astronauts in Mission Control in Houston
Description
The families of Gemini 4 astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II visited the Mission Control in Houston. Left to right, are Mrs. Patricia McDivitt, Bonnie White, Mrs. Patricia White, Flight Director Christopher Kraft, and Edward White. Each of the family members talked with the astronauts as they passed over the United States.
Date Taken
1965-06-09
Gemini 4 prime crew in eleva
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew in elevator at Pad 19 preparing to enter Gemini capsule
Description
Astronauts Edward H. White II and James A. McDivitt are shown in the elevator on their way to the white room as they prepare to enter the Gemini 4 spacecraft atop the Titan launch vehicle at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Date Taken
1965-06-07
Apollo astronauts participat
Title
Apollo astronauts participate in classroom instruction at MSC
Description
A group of Apollo astronauts participate in classroom instruction at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). Clockwise around table, starting at left, are Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Russel L. Schweickart, and James A. McDivitt, Training officer Raymond Zedekar, Astronauts Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II.
Date Taken
1966-03-01
Apollo 9 prime crew particip
Title
Apollo 9 prime crew participate in water egress training
Description
The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission participates in water egress training in a tank in bldg 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Egressing the Apollo command module boilerplate is Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander. In life raft are Astronauts David R. Scott (background), command module pilot, and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot.
Date Taken
1968-11-01
Gemini 4 prime crew with NAS
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew with NASA Officials after press conferences
Description
The Gemini 4 prime crew poses with two NASA Officials after a press conference in the Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) auditorium. Left to right are Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, MSC Director, Dr. Robert C. Seamans Jr., Associate NASA Administrator, Astronaut James A. McDivitt, command pilot of the Gemini 4 flight, and Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot of the mission.
Date Taken
1965-06-11
Three Apollo astronauts part
Title
Three Apollo astronauts participate in crew equipment stowage design review
Description
Three Apollo astronauts participate in crew equipment stowage Critical Design Review activity. Left to right are Astronauts Roger B. Chaffee, Edward H. White II, and James A. McDivitt. They are inside Apollo Mock-up no.2 at North American's mock-up display area at the Downey facility. The astronauts also practiced ingress and egress procedures.
Date Taken
1966-02-09
Gemini 4 prime crew during w
Title
Gemini 4 prime crew during water egress training
Description
The Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, Astronauts Edward H. White II (left), pilot, and James A. McDivitt (getting in the spacecraft), command pilot, received instructions from Gordon Harvey, Flight Crew Support Division and Alan M. Rochford, suit technician, Crew Systems Division, before closing of hatches prior to undergoing water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken
1965-04-14
View of Mission Control Cent
Title
View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 emergency return
Description
Overall view showing some of the activity in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control Center (MCC) during the final 24 hours of the Apollo 13 mission. Here, flight controllers and several NASA/MSC Officials confer at the flight director's console. When this picture was made, the Apollo 13 moon landing had been cancelled and the Apollo 13 crewmen were in transearth trajectory attempting to bring their crippled spacecraft back home (35368), Discussion in the MOCR dealing with the Apollo 13 crewmen during their final day in space. From left to right are Glynn S. Lunney, Shift 4 Flight Director, Gerald D. Griffin, SHift 2 Flight Director, Astronaut James A. McDivitt, Manager, APollo Spacecraft Program, MSC, Dr. Donald K. Slayton, Director of Flight Crew Operations, MSC, and Dr. Willard R. Hawkins, M.D., Shift 1 Flight Surgeon (35369).
Date Taken
1970-04-16
View of Mission Control Cent
Title
View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 emergency return
Description
Overall view showing some of the activity in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control Center (MCC) during the final 24 hours of the Apollo 13 mission. Here, flight controllers and several NASA/MSC Officials confer at the flight director's console. When this picture was made, the Apollo 13 moon landing had been cancelled and the Apollo 13 crewmen were in transearth trajectory attempting to bring their crippled spacecraft back home (35368), Discussion in the MOCR dealing with the Apollo 13 crewmen during their final day in space. From left to right are Glynn S. Lunney, Shift 4 Flight Director, Gerald D. Griffin, SHift 2 Flight Director, Astronaut James A. McDivitt, Manager, APollo Spacecraft Program, MSC, Dr. Donald K. Slayton, Director of Flight Crew Operations, MSC, and Dr. Willard R. Hawkins, M.D., Shift 1 Flight Surgeon (35369).
Date Taken
1970-04-16
NASA Officials in MCC to dec
Title
NASA Officials in MCC to decide whether to land Apollo 16 or cancel landing
Description
NASA Officials gather around a console in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) prior to the making of a decision whether to land Apollo 16 on the moon or to abort the landing. Seated, left to right, are Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), and Brig. Gen. James A. McDivitt (USAF), Manager, Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, MSC, and standing, left to right, are Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo Program Director, Office Manned Space Flight (OMSF), NASA HQ., Capt. John K. Holcolmb (U.S. Navy, Ret.), Director of Apollo Operations, OMSF, Sigurd A. Sjoberg, Deputy Director, MSC, Capt. Chester M. Lee (U.S. Navy, Ret.), Apollo Mission Director, OMSF, Dale D. Myers, NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, and Dr. George M. Low, NASA Deputy Administrator.
Date Taken
1972-04-20
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