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![(VIDEO) John Glenn Documentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tO2vLPat0DM/maxresdefault.jpg)
(VIDEO) John Glenn Documentary
![Nine New Astronauts Introduced in Houston](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_932884d2976841cb9e81c6b712a8f296~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_932884d2976841cb9e81c6b712a8f296~mv2.webp)
Nine New Astronauts Introduced in Houston
![Armstrong One of Nine New Astronauts Picked by NASA](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_1e3423a320924edca6a42551809c6320~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_1e3423a320924edca6a42551809c6320~mv2.webp)
Armstrong One of Nine New Astronauts Picked by NASA
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![Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks in St. Louis](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BOcYZ7hRrhA/maxresdefault.jpg)
Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks in St. Louis
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![Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DnFhKWjGxz0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston
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![Gagarin Says Moon Trip Will Be “Group Effort”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c7b4e1afa08b41e49c65fa8a9a2b1a83~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c7b4e1afa08b41e49c65fa8a9a2b1a83~mv2.webp)
Gagarin Says Moon Trip Will Be “Group Effort”
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![Soviets Riding High on Space Success](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_3737b8363d314932b7e5c3c57e29d392~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_3737b8363d314932b7e5c3c57e29d392~mv2.webp)
Soviets Riding High on Space Success
![Two Soviet Astronauts Finally Land](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_adcc043c4e0d4c35967906ad90877ba5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_adcc043c4e0d4c35967906ad90877ba5~mv2.webp)
Two Soviet Astronauts Finally Land
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![NASA Remains Optimistic](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2d5f1cf09813449787aac497ec708dde~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2d5f1cf09813449787aac497ec708dde~mv2.webp)
NASA Remains Optimistic
![Two Soviet Astronauts Still Aloft](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_61535859e08d4826bea627465eecbbe9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_61535859e08d4826bea627465eecbbe9~mv2.webp)
Two Soviet Astronauts Still Aloft
Truman Congratulates Russians on Spaceflight “If It’s True”
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![Kennedy Congratulates Soviets on Space Feat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2b516db5f57149bda7db3f7fc11f6d52~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2b516db5f57149bda7db3f7fc11f6d52~mv2.webp)
Kennedy Congratulates Soviets on Space Feat
![Two Soviet Astronauts in Adjacent Orbits](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f305e0238419410081c7c06ac2ccd32f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_f305e0238419410081c7c06ac2ccd32f~mv2.webp)
Two Soviet Astronauts in Adjacent Orbits
![Soviets Launch Third Astronaut for Prolonged Orbital Flight](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_960a00c3185d488f80050c38723680cc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_960a00c3185d488f80050c38723680cc~mv2.webp)
Soviets Launch Third Astronaut for Prolonged Orbital Flight
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![(VIDEO) Telstar: First Live Satellite Broadcast](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-JTjB35zUxU/maxresdefault.jpg)
(VIDEO) Telstar: First Live Satellite Broadcast
![NASA Chooses Walter Schirra for Six-Orbit Journey in September](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_916344cfadb345aaaaae7e9fe5bee587~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_916344cfadb345aaaaae7e9fe5bee587~mv2.webp)
NASA Chooses Walter Schirra for Six-Orbit Journey in September
![Astronaut Glenn is Going Camping](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e5e28832520e4591b4ecaab17f4dd8ad~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_e5e28832520e4591b4ecaab17f4dd8ad~mv2.webp)
Astronaut Glenn is Going Camping
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![Astronaut Scott Carpenter Acclaimed in Native State of Colorado](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_589900875faa434ca96c165f52f344d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_589900875faa434ca96c165f52f344d5~mv2.webp)
Astronaut Scott Carpenter Acclaimed in Native State of Colorado
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![Comdr. Carpenter Honored at Cape Canaveral](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_4f62dc608c8d4b0093fda6676b6abf95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_4f62dc608c8d4b0093fda6676b6abf95~mv2.webp)
Comdr. Carpenter Honored at Cape Canaveral
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![Pravda Credits Astronaut Carpenter's "Courage and Endurance"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_507fab1d650c4987b5f9e642c8ee903f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_507fab1d650c4987b5f9e642c8ee903f~mv2.webp)
Pravda Credits Astronaut Carpenter's "Courage and Endurance"