U.S. President Nixon visits staff at the Launch Contol in Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, following the launch of the Apollo 12 moon mission. Large crowd at Launch Control welcomes Nixon and First Lady. Secret Service agents walk close to them. Nixon shakes hands and chats with Launch Control personnel. People in the crowd cheer.
President Nixon addresses NASA engineers and technicians in the Launch Control Firing Room at Cape Kennedy Space Center, after the Apollo 12 moon mission is launched. Badges of various scientists. Interiors of the control room with monitoring screens everywhere. The NASA personnel are at their control stations. Some wear headsets.
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph Kennedy returns from London, United Kingdom. A Boeing 314 or Clipper flying boat at the New York pier. The Ambassador gets off amidst security personnel and other officials. He is greeted by numerous officials and his family members. He poses with his family for the press.
A vast ship building program to be undertaken by the Maritime Commission in the United States. The newly appointed Chairman of the Maritime Commission Joseph P. Kennedy, speaks on the proposed plan to build new merchant ships. He emphasizes the necessity for a complete refurbishing of the Merchant Marine. Outmoded merchant ships built during World War I. Several ships docked at the New York harbor. People cheer and wave as the new ocean liner SS Rex sets sail. Flagship of the United States Line, the Leviathan, in dry dock. The British ocean liner Queen Mary leaves for Europe. Foreign merchant ships entering and leaving the harbor.
Launch of NASA Gemini XI from Pad 19 at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Technicians inside the Mission Control room for launch of Gemini XI. Close-ups of faces and expressions of Mission Control staff during countdown. Engines of the Launch Vehicle: Titan II GLV GT-11 / 62-12566.as ignition starts. The Gemini 11 rocket (Titan II launch vehicle) lifts off. Birds in the vicinity fly off. Citizens, dignitaries and various people in reviewing stand watch launch through binoculars and take pictures as the spacecraft lifts into the air.
Launch of a Titan IIIE equipped with Titan Centaur 7 with Voyager 2 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. Spotlighted pad with Titan IIIE rocket in service tower. A row of spotlights. View of the rocket and tower during service tower pullback. A sign reads 'Titan Centaur'. View of the sun rise.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.