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Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-130
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center on the STS-130 mission to deliver the Tranquility node and the Cupola, a robotic control station, to the International Space Station / Shuttle on launch pad / CU rocket boosters...
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Song of Norway Cruise Ship
Walking past cruise ship / Song of Norway Hull / Couple Hugging / Wide shot of Ship on August 01, 1972 in Cape Canaveral , Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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Project Mercury control room and preparation for launch
NASA control room at Cape Canaveral for Project Mercury / various CU engineers /CU clocks and monitors / spotlights at night as final preparations are made at launch pad / truck of liquid oxygen loading contents onto missile / United...
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Astronaut John Glenn waves to the crowd before entering the elevator to the Friendship 7.
Astronaut John Glenn waves to the crowd before entering the elevator to the Friendship 7.
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The Explorer 1 satellite blasts off at night.
The Explorer 1 satellite blasts off at night.
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CLEAN : SpaceX poised to launch world's most powerful rocket
SpaceX is poised for the first test launch of its Falcon Heavy which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket in operation capable of ferrying people to the Moon or Mars some day
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CLEAN : SpaceX: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet bids farewell to his partner
After a few last words with his partner, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet gets into the car that will take him and his three crewmates to the Crew Dragon (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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USAF launches new intercontinental guided missile called "The Snark" from Cape Canaveral, FL
Card: "Paramount News issue no 69" / title "First pictures: The Snark intercontinental guided missile" superimposed over missile ready for launching, men standing around it / missile ready for launching / missile launches and starts...
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CGI of NASA's Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLV) Space Launch System
CGI showing future advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle (HLV) Space Launch System that will be able to provide human future travel places such as Mars and exploration into deep space
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WA Apollo Saturn 7 lift off, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA
WA Apollo Saturn 7 lift off, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA
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Week in Pictures
Week in Pictures on May 20, 2011 in London, England (Footage by Getty Images)
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Astronaut Alan Shepard preparing for Project Mercury 3 mission
Astronaut Alan Shepard wearing spacesuit and preparing for Project Mercury III mission / technician testing spacesuit speaker system on July 28, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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Spectators eagerly await liftoff of Project Mercury Atlas 6
Group of young spectators sitting in convertible car eagerly await launch / teary-eyed middleaged woman awaits launch, closing eyes and praying / lines of people and cars along beach front / man sitting on folding chair atop roof,...
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Project Mercury Atlas 6 Mission pre-flight preparations
Holiday Inn sign wishing John Glenn good luck / astronaut John Glenn eating breakfast before mission / John Glenn suiting up / women spectators waiting for launch, looking through binoculars / sign saying 'Good Luck Glenn from the All...
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Project Mercury Atlas 6 Mission pre-flight preparations
Project Mercury astronaut John Glenn enters the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) Friendship 7 spacecraft wearing the full pressure suit and helmet / McDonnell Aircraft Corporation technicians assist. Project Mercury Atlas 6 Mission pre-flight...
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Project Mercury Freedom 7 capsule being moved
Project Mercury Freedom 7 capsule being moved on January 01, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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Astronaut Alan Shepard suiting up for Project Mercury 3 mission
Astronaut Alan Shepard suiting up for Project Mercury III mission on July 28, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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The Thor Able rocket blasts off from its launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
The Thor Able rocket blasts off from its launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
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The Snark Missile drops booster-rockets which explode on impact.
The Snark Missile drops booster-rockets which explode on impact.
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The Thor Able rocket explodes in sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Thor Able rocket explodes in sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Week in Pictures 25/02/11
Week in Pictures 25/02/11 on February 25, 2011 in London, England (Footage by Getty Images)
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Ascent from Cape Canaveral, looking back at the Earth. Cape Canaveral is in Florida, USA, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, from where many rockets are launched into space.
Ascent from Cape Canaveral, looking back at the Earth. Cape Canaveral is in Florida, USA, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, from where many rockets are launched into space.
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Three day space trip for Gemini 11
Pilots Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon smiling for cameras as they walk down a path / get in car and drive away / Conrad puts on space suit / Conrad and Gordon both in suit transported to launch pad / pilots walk past crowd in hard...