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Spaceflight Collection

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Gemini VI in orbit 160 miles (257 km) above Earth, December 15, 1965

Gemini VI in orbit 160 miles (257 km) above Earth, December 15, 1965. Gemini VI spacecraft seen through the hatch window of Gemini VII during rendezvous and station-keeping manoeuvres

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1983. Creator: Unknown

NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1983. Creator: Unknown
NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1983. This set of items constitute the NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride after her first space flight aboard STS-7 in 1983

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. Creator: NASA

Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. Creator: NASA
Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. " Little Joe" 5B launched a Mercury spacecraft in a high-Q-abort test. The ring-sail parachute lands the spacecraft off the shore of Wallops Island

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Buzz Aldrin and the U. S. Flag on the Moon, 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin and the U. S. Flag on the Moon, 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the Moon, 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Mercury Astronauts Receiving the Collier Trophy, White House, Washington, USA, 1963

Mercury Astronauts Receiving the Collier Trophy, White House, Washington, USA, 1963. NASA Administrator James E. Webb (center)

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: President John F. Kennedy, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade, 1962

President John F. Kennedy, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade, 1962. President Kennedy (left), astronaut John Glenn and General Leighton I

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: STS-58 post-landing scene as orbiter is serviced, California, USA, November 1, 1993

STS-58 post-landing scene as orbiter is serviced, California, USA, November 1, 1993. Maintenance crew on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base following the landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASA

Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASA
Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Mercury On Deck, 1063. Creator: NASA

Mercury On Deck, 1063. Creator: NASA
Mercury On Deck, 1963. The crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge spelled out the words " Mercury 9" on the ships flight deck while on the way to the recovery area where astronaut Gordon Cooper was

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA

MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1 (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. Creator: NASA

Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. US Navy divers install a stabilizing flotation collar around Gordon Coopers Mercury space capsule nicknamed " Faith 7" shortly after splashdown

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASA

Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASA
Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961. After the hatch of the " Liberty Bell 7" opened prematurely, gallons of seawater entered the spacecraft

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA

Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Recovery personnel bring the Mercury space capsule " Faith 7" onboard the recovery ship U.S.S

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Friendship 7, February 20, 1962. Creator: NASA

Friendship 7, February 20, 1962. Creator: NASA
Friendship 7, February 20, Florida, USA, 1962. At 9:47 am EST, astronaut John Glenn launched from Cape Canaverals Launch Complex 14 to become the first American to orbit the Earth

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA

Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with astronaut L

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: President Kennedy tours Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1962

President Kennedy tours Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1962. President John F. Kennedy is briefed on the operation of Mercury Control Center following the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6)

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Binoculars, Friendship 7, 1962. Creator: Hensoldt-Wetzlar

Binoculars, Friendship 7, 1962. Creator: Hensoldt-Wetzlar
Astronaut John Glenn Jr. carried these binoculars, manufactured by Hensoldt-Wetzlar, into space during the during the flight of Friendship 7, the first U.S

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: First aid kit owned by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, 1962. Creator: Unknown

First aid kit owned by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, 1962. Creator: Unknown
First aid kit owned by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, 1962. This first aid kit was part of the equipment assigned to John Glenn for his historic mission aboard the Mercury spacecraft

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. Creator: Unknown

NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. Creator: Unknown
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. This NASA Outstanding Leadership medal and its accessories were awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride on August 13, 1987

Background imageSpaceflight Collection: Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969

Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the lunar surface, by the footpad of the Lunar Module


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