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Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93

Jim McDivitt, an astronaut who played a key role in making America's first spacewalk and moon landing possible, has died. He was 93.

Jim McDivitt, an astronaut who played a key role in making America’s first spacewalk and moon landing possible, has died. He was 93. NASA confirmed his death to NPR on Monday, adding that he was surrounded by family and friends when he died on Thursday.  Known for being a courageous test pilot and dedicated leader, McDivitt commanded two of the most crucial flights in the early space race —…

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#NOOOOOOOOJIM :((( #rip </3 #jim mcdivitt

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July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong takes the first steps on the Moon 

Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong in First Man (2018)

#happy 53rd anniversary everyone!!!!! #self reblog

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July 16th, 1969 - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins set off for the moon, arriving there 3 days later. Over 1 million people watched the launch in Florida. A total of about 400,000 people worked to make this mission a success.

Happy Apollo 11 Launch Day!

#happy apollo 11 day!!!! #self reblog

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Happy Birthday Gus 💗

#HAPPY GUS DAY EVERYONE <333333 #self reblog

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Happy Birthday to astronaut Deke Slayton, born on March 1, 1924 in Sparta, Wisconsin. After being selected as one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, he was grounded in 1962 before he could travel to space because of an atrial fibrilliation, an irregular heart rhythm. He then served as NASA’s Director of Flight Crew Operations for almost a decade from 1963 until 1972 when he was granted medical clearance to fly. At age 51, Slayton flew on the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission, becoming the oldest person to go to space at the time. He passed away in 1993 at the age of 69.

#happy birthday deke!!!!!!! love u buddy #deke slayton

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“Highlights of John Glenn’s Momentous Adventure as the Pilot of Friendship 7, 2/20/1962″

The John Glenn Story, 1963. Series: Headquarters’ Films Relating to Aeronautics, 1962 - 1981. Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006. 

Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962. With the world watching the historic and live-televised event, Glenn orbited the Earth three times in his space capsule, Friendship 7. Four hours and 55 minutes after ignition, John Glenn and Friendship 7 returned to Earth and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.

#GO JOHN GO #john glenn #friendship 7

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— hidden figures, 2016

#happy 60 years to friendship 7's flight!!!!!! #hidden figures #films #honoring these amazing ladies along with john today <33333

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#his cheekies </3333 #roger chaffee

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July 16th, 1969 - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins set off for the moon, arriving there 3 days later. Over 1 million people watched the launch in Florida. A total of about 400,000 people worked to make this mission a success.

Happy Apollo 11 Launch Day!

#ah why not lets do one more reblog for the actual date of the moon landing DSKJFJSD #happy moon landing day everyone!! #self reblog

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that's such a beautiful story, thank you so much for sharing!!!

July 16th, 1969 - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins set off for the moon, arriving there 3 days later. Over 1 million people watched the launch in Florida. A total of about 400,000 people worked to make this mission a success.

Happy Apollo 11 Launch Day!

#i loooove hearing about peoples experiences watching the moon landing live #because like it must have been such a living changing thing like u said just looking at the moon and thinking 'people are on there!' #ahhhhh i love apollo 11 so much #replies

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Happy Birthday Gus 💗

#happy bday gus <3 #self reblog

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnWY9WjRTE/?igshid=1s2p04q8u891r

Godspeed, Glynn Lunney

We miss you already

1936 - 2021

#rest in peace glynn we miss you already :(((( #glynn lunney

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APOLLO 1 - JANUARY 27, 1967 - AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

Crew: Command Pilot Virgil I.“Gus” Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White, & Pilot Roger B. Chaffee

“It was perhaps the defining moment in our race to get to the moon. The ultimate success of Apollo was made possible by the sacrifices of Grissom, White and Chaffee. The accident profoundly affected everyone in the program. There was an unspoken promise on everyone’s part to the three astronauts that their deaths would not be in vain.” - Gene Kranz

#hi everyone i know i havent been on a lot since... nov??? i think but i miss yall and hope everyone is doing well <3 #and i miss these 3 v much every day :'( #self reblog

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Michael Collins (b. October 31, 1930), the poet laureate of the Apollo Program, was born 89 years ago today! 

“I really didn’t appreciate the first planet (Earth) until I saw the second one… . I cannot recall (the Moon’s) tortured surface without thinking of the infinite variety the delightful planet earth offers.” - Michael Collins

#MIKE!!!!! #HAPPY BDAY KING!!!!

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also one thing i wanna highlight is how great michael trotter is as gus??? like probably my favorite portrayal of gus so far (i do love shea whigham’s gus in first man tho...) but god michael is so perfect as gus??? like just great casting and he nails gus’ accent (i think a lil more gravelly than gus’ but i love it omg)

#love u king #kayla speaks

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i’m a day late but happy birthday to the wonderful mae jemison!!

#this is so lovely!!! <3 #mae jemison #fanart

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magnificent self-isolation: the outtakes // pt. 2

i love this picture 🥺

#ok happy gus time <3 #gus grissom