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CLASSIC LIFE COVER FROM THIS DAY IN 1962

March 2, 1962 LIFE Magazine with John Glenn Space Travel on the Cover has 94 pages of ads and articles, Birthday Gift Idea No.2 image 1

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY | PDX RETRO
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Feb 20, 1962. Astronaut John Glenn during pre-launch preparations. Credit: NASA photo. | Space ...

Astronaut & Senator John Glenn — Dead At 95 | National Enquirer

John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95

S63-01207 View of Astronaut John Glenn insertion into the Mercury Spacecraft | Space program ...

John Glenn, U.S. Hero: First American to Orbit the Earth

John Glenn's orbit of Earth was front-page news in The Repository on Feb. 20, 1962. The Glenn ...

NASA Astronaut John Glenn First American To Orbit Earth Entire S.F. Newspaper | Nasa history ...

Former Astronaut, US Senator John Glenn Dead at 95 - Alabama News

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MOON WALKER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin - ABC News

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Buzz Aldrin Opens Up on Space Travel, Mars and Depression

Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., who
reimagined the potential of human achievement before a
worldwide audience when he walked on the moon, was
born on this day in history, Jan. 20, 1930.

"The sky is not the limit … There are footprints on the
Moon!" the explorer enthused in his 2016 book, "No
Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who
Walked on the Moon." The second person to walk on
the Moon
is 94 years old today.

BUZZ ALDRIN – Photograph signed. 1969. | Christie's

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Aldrin saluting the Lunar Flag Assembly.

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APOLLO SPACESUIT TO BE AUCTIONED

Apollo 11: Michael Collins' Personal Apollo-Era Flight Suit by | Lot ...

A collection of rare autographs and memorabilia, including a
spacesuit from Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, is being
auctioned for more than $62,000, according to the Tyler
Morning Telegraph in Texas.

According to records, Collins wore the NASA flight suit in the
days and months following his return to Earth with the
Apollo
11 mission in July 1969.

The suit was removed from his personal locker just six months
after the historic flight following his retirement from
NASA in
January 1970.

Other highlights of the auction include a love letter from Elizabeth
Taylor to Richard Burton, with a starting price of $44,000, James
Dean’s high school yearbook, signed by the actor, with a starting
price of nearly $12,000 and a set of Beatles autographs from 1963, starting at over $12,500.
 
(FOX NEWS)

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins passes away at 90
Michael Collins (1930-2021)

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COMMANDER OF FIRST MOON MISSION DIES

Frank Borman, NASA Astronaut That Risked Everything, Has Died Age 95

Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95
Frank Frederick Borman II (March 14, 1928 – November 7, 2023)

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10
times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, died
Tuesday in Billings, Montana. He was 95.

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