Category: Astronauts
Alan Shepard: First American In Space Holds A Press Conference – May 8, 1961
– CBS Radio Special Report: Alan Shepard Press Conference – May 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On May 5, 1961 America sent its first Astronaut into space. Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7, the first of the series of six Project Mercury flights into space, eventually leading to
December 31, 1966 – “A Year Different From All Others” – Burning Beatles Albums – Odyssey Of A Texas Clock Tower – An Actor In Politics
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July 26, 1975 – Apollo-Soyuz: Semi-Conscious And Smiling – Grumblings In Angola
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January 28, 1986 – “Something Terrible Has Just Happened” The Challenger Disaster.
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‘ . . .And God Bless All Of You – All Of You On The Good Earth’ – Apollo 8 – December 24, 1968
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December 11, 1935 – Exploring And Celebrating The Stratosphere –
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March 26, 1966 – Trouble On Gemini 8 – Trouble In Vietnam – Trouble In Thailand
March 26, 1966 – ABC Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 26, 1966 – A day loaded with trouble – The flight of Gemini 8 was hampered by what was later discovered to be a short circuit in the Number 8 Thruster of the spacecraft. Astronauts Neil
October 30, 1998 – Truth And Reconciliation – Car Bomb Attacks In Gaza – John Glenn Back In Space
October 30, 1998 – BBC World Service Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 30, 1998 – A momentous day for South Africa; the publication and release of the final Truth and Reconciliation report took place on this day. At a ceremony in Pretoria, Commission Chairman Desmond Tutu presented
