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CU Large poster of cosmonaut moving right, balloons in foreground, Moscow
CU Large poster of cosmonaut moving right, balloons in foreground, Moscow
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Astronaut Scott Carpenter receives University degree
/ Commander Scott Carpenter enjoys a hero's welcome at his alma mater, the University of Colorado / Carpenter waves to a large crowd as he drives around the university stadium / sits on the trunk of the car with his wife Rene / crowd...
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Gus Grissom tests NASA Paresev 1-A, paraglider research vehicle
NASA Paresev 1-A on lake bed with project Mercury Astronaut Gus Grissom / testing the feasibility of using a steerable kite-like parawing as a replacement for parachutes used then to safely land spacecraft on Earth / The project was...
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Astronaut Alan Shepard preparing for Project Mercury 3 mission
Astronaut Alan Shepard wearing spacesuit and preparing for Project Mercury III mission / technician testing spacesuit speaker system on July 28, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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Spectators eagerly await liftoff of Project Mercury Atlas 6
Group of young spectators sitting in convertible car eagerly await launch / teary-eyed middleaged woman awaits launch, closing eyes and praying / lines of people and cars along beach front / man sitting on folding chair atop roof,...