Space flight

Photo of geomorphology and drainage patterns of East Africa taken with Hasselblad camera from Gemini IV.

Ham, the first chimpanzee ever to ride a rocket into space is being examined by doctors in preparation for his flight. Ham, a 37-pound chimp, will ride in the Mercury capsule atop the Mercury-Redstone booster. This is one of a series of launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida scheduled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in its manned orbital flight program.

James E. Webb (left), former head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is shown at the viewing area at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during the flight of Apollo 10. Others in the photo are unidentified.

Photo of the Gemini VII spacecraft from Gemini VII/Gemini VI rendezvous.

Photo of the Gemini VI and Gemini VII rendezvous 160 miles above the Earth as photographed by the Gemini VI crew.

Photo of the moon as seen from Gemini VII spacecraft.

Group of photos taken by Gemini V of four Earth-sky views including Baja California, Mexico; China; Cape Canaveral (Cape Kennedy), Florida; and the coast of Morocco.

Photo of orbital altitude of the West Texas area taken from Gemini V.

Group of photographs of the Earth taken from space aboard the Gemini IV spacecraft, including Arabia, Africa, and California.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (center, far background), is shown touring Centaur Pad 36, CCMTA with other unidentified persons.