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President John F. Kennedy and Sikorsky Helicopter

President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral

The Mercury "Friendship 7" Spacecraft on Tour after the Historic Flight

The Mercury Friendship 7 Spacecraft on Tour

John Glenn Climbing into the Mercury Spacecraft

Astronaut John Glenn Climbing into the Mercury Spacecraft

Astronaut John Glenn Inspecting the Placement of the "Friendship 7" Name

John Glenn Inspecting the Placement of the Friendship 7 Name

Straight vertical color aerial reconnaissance photograph showing a Soviet SA-2 Missile (V-75 Dvina, Guideline) surface to air missile (SAM) site in La Coloma, Cuba, November 10, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis Reconnaissance Photo, 1962

Two women, pilot Edna Whyte and her student, Martha Wright, sit in the cockpit of an aircraft during an air race.

1961 "Angel Derby" Winners

John F. Kennedy speaks to Congress during a speech announcing his plans to put Americans on the moon.

John F. Kennedy

A Mercury-Atlas rocket launching from a launch pad.

Mercury-Atlas Test Launch

Parade in Cocoa Beach Honoring John Glenn's Spaceflight

Parade in Cocoa Beach, Florida, Honoring John Glenn's Spaceflight

Early-1960s poster promoting traveling to Rome. The poster features a person in yellow, red, and blue Swiss Guard gear in front of the Vatican. The poster also features the Roman Coliseum

Fly TWA Poster to Rome

A man jumps out of a gondola of a balloon. You can see him in free fall and the cloud cover below.

Kittinger Jump

Image taken on April 1, 1960 by TIROS 1. This was the first television picture of Earth from space.

First Television Picture of Earth from Space, 1960

Neil Armstrong with the North American X-15

Neil Armstrong with the North American X-15

Successful Launch of Explorer I

Launch of Explorer I

Vanguard Explosion

Vanguard Explosion on Launch

Dwight Eisenhower and Jupiter C Missile Nose Cone

President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Jupiter C Missile Nose Cone