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Freedom 7
28mMay 5, 1961, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. pilots the Freedom 7 capsule to become the first American in space. Covering 300 miles and lasting just 15 minutes, this suborbital flight etched Shepard's name in our collective minds.
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Friendship 7: John Glenn
58mOn February 20, 1962, Astronaut John Glenn pilots the Friendship 7 and becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. Relive launch footage from Cape Canaveral, including the exhilarating moments of re-entry, landing and recovery.
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Proud Conquest: Gemini VII and VI
29mOn December 15, 1965, NASA achieves a rendezvous in Earth orbit with two piloted spacecraft. Gemini 7, with Command Pilot Frank F. Borman II and Pilot James A. Lovell Jr., already in space for more than 10 days, meets with Gemini 6, guided by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford.
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Apollo 8 Debrief
27mOn December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 blasts into space aboard a Saturn V rocket with Mission Commander Borman, Command Module Pilot Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. Their mission: to embark on the first flight around the Moon, preparing for those who would later land on its surface.
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The Flight of Apollo 11
28mApollo 11, with Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, becomes the first mission to land humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969. The daring mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal expressed in his thrilling 1961 speech, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
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NASA FILM HIGHLIGHTS: Four Days of Gemini 4
7mA brief clip of Ed White - the first American to take a spacewalk as he exits the craft into space for the first time.
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Joe Kosmo: Space Suit Engineer / Designer
2mInterview from NASA's Archives: Joe Kosmo, Space Suit Engineer/Designer.
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NASA FILM HIGHLIGHTS: Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got A Problem
9mHighlights from the NASA film: Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got A Problem
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Gene Kranz: Flight Director
5mInterview from NASA's Archives: Gene Kranz, Flight Director
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Apollo 8: Launch & Stage Separation Sequences
2mMission Clip: Apollo 8 Launch & Stage Separation Sequences
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Apollo 11: Astronauts Return & Parade
2mMission Clip: Apollo 11 Astronauts Return & Parade
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NASA FILM HIGHLIGHTS: Skylab: The First 40 Days
8mHighlights from the NASA Film: Skylab: The 40 First Days
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James Crocker: Aerospace Engineer
2mInterview from NASA's Archives: James Crocker, Aerospace Engineer