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Photo History of Manned Space Flight

Source: NASA

1965

Mercury A camera aboard the “Friendship 7” Mercury spacecraft photographed Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. on Feb. 26, 1962, during the Mercury-Atlas 6 spaceflight. Glenn was using a photometer to view the setting sun.

Gemini On June 3, 1965 Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. For 23 minutes White floated and maneuvered himself around the Gemini spacecraft. White was attached to the spacecraft by a 25 foot umbilical line and a 23-ft. tether line, both wrapped in gold tape to form one cord. In his right hand White carries a Hand Held Self Maneuvering Unit (HHSMU) which is used to move about the weightless environment of space. The visor of his helmet is gold-plated to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun.

1962

Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. Mission commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut Michael Collins remained with the command and service modules in lunar orbit.

1973

1969

Skylab Scientist-astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, is seen performing an extravehicular activity at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit. Garriott had just deployed the Skylab Particle Collection S149 Experiment from its mount on one of the ATM solar panels. The purpose of the experiment was to collect material from interplanetary dust particles on prepared surfaces to study their impact phenomena. Earlier during the EVA Garriott assisted astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, in deploying the twin pole solar shield.