Space capsule crew reflections during first orbit report
Transcripts from Houston show astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr in orbit exchanging comments with Mission Control. They note lights on a town, discuss debris, and report pilot status while preparing for the eight day flight.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
James A. McDivitt
Eee
Mission Control
Roger
Oreen
Astral
Perth
Mexico
National Aeronautics and Space
Conrad
First Stage Of Titan 2 Booster Found Off Cape Kennedy
The Titan 2 first stage was seen waterlogged with about 25 percent submerged near Cape Kennedy. The Navy ship Dupont was sent to recover it, marking the first recovery of a manned space booster falling from orbit. The Titan second stage reached orbit behind the craft, while prior recoveries included Atlas pieces from John Glenn's 1962 flight found on a South African farm.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Dupont
Titan
Atlas
John H. Glenn Jr
South Africa
Space Flight Lifts Spirits At Houston Home
Mrs Conrad and family watched the $150 million launch from a home viewing room as James A McDivitt reported Jane Conrad remained calm. The scene carried to Tecumseh Oklahoma where Cooper's mother expressed relief and joy as the mission went well.
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Conrads
Jane
Conrad
Coopers
Manned Spacecraft Center
Tecumseh
Okla
Cooper
Hattie Cooper
Earth
Rioting Corpsmen Tell Story At Camp Breckinridge
Six Job Corpsmen testified about a riot at Camp Breckinridge alleging weeks of pressure and fear. They cited a protection racket, forced monthly payments, and dismissals with possible reapplication from home towns. They denied racial tensions as the sole cause while noting broader unrest at the center.
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Morcanfield, Ky
Camp Breckinridge
Nana
U.S
Owensboro
Pg Peta ZI
Morgansie
Races Corps Center
Radioactive Fallout Shadows Retired Officer's Fight for Life
Cmdr. William W. Mitchell USN Retired, 65, says he is dying from radiation exposure linked to the Bikini Atoll underwater atomic test on July 24, 1946. He describes postblast injuries, a ground zero pump failure, a court martial defense case, a rattling bronze intake valve, and delayed medical diagnosis amid classified Navy records.
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Norfolk, Va
William W. Mitchell
USN
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Washington
Pentagon
Mitchell
Navy
Bikini
Webb Optimistic About Moon Shot Ahead of Flight
Webb expressed optimism about the U S moon mission noting very great success in related programs and stating the test could lead to a manned flight witnessed from the $150 million structure.
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Webb
U.S
Giant Airliner Makes Dramatic Landing Over Piedmont
An Eastern Air Lines DC/ Electra flight 537 from Atlanta to Charlotte descends from 18000 feet, meets a controlled approach, and lands safely at Gate 5 with the crew reporting a successful save and passengers relieved. The crew, including Smith and Johnson, share a light moment after the landing.
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Bob Dennis Charlotte
Atlanta Center
Greensboro
Washington
Atlanta
Gtngs
Roger
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McDivitt
Canada
Wharton
Cmdr
William Mitchell
Piedmont
Lanta
Charlotte
Ctra
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