Gemini 4 space walk flight dazzles with near perfect lift off
Report details the Gemini 4 mission with astronauts McDivitt and White. The Titan 2 booster rose and carried the craft to an 185 mile target orbit while ground controllers praised the launch. A gantry snag delayed the first crew entry but the launch appeared flawless to officials and observers.
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Space Suit Is A World In Itself
Space suits shield astronauts in the hostile vacuum of space. The 3144 pound suit with 21 fabric layers supports life by providing oxygen, communications, and medical monitoring while fending off micrometeorites and radiation. It costs 28000 dollars and is rigorously tested with high velocity particle bombardment.
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On This Day History Highlights June 1965 Almanac
Almanac notes June history with figures born on the day including Jefferson Davis in 1808. It recalls the Normandie’s cross Atlantic record in four days eleven hours and twelve seconds, and Duke of Windsor’s 1937 wedding to Wallis Simpson. Also Dunkirk evacuation completed in 1940 and Pope John XX died in 1968. Adlai Stevenson quote ends with a thought for the day.
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Space helmet upgrade aids astronaut EVA safety
The helmet used in Edward White’s space walk features Lexan layers for micrometeoroid protection and sun shielding. Outer visor tinted blue green, middle visor gold tinted and heated to 251 degrees, with an inner visor reducing light inside the suit. Over gloves protect against thermal heating during the mission.
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