Space sciences

President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the workers of the Kennedy Space Center during a visit by him and Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of Germany.

Mrs. Patsy Webb, far right, wife of James Webb, former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is shown at a NASA exhibit with a group of unidentified people.

Mrs. Patsy Webb, far right, wife of James Webb, former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is shown at a NASA exhibit with a group of unidentified people.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks to the young men at the Webb School of Pacoima, California.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (left), meets with Senator Harry F. Byrd during a meeting of the Virginia Congressional Delegation.

Photo of Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) taken with a Hasselblad camera from Gemini VII.

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

Left to Right are: Mr. Fitzsimmons, James E. Webb, head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Dr. Wolfe, of Aero-Geo-Astro, in the office of Mr. Webb.

Shown in the office of James E. Webb, head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), are left to right: Mr. Fitzsimmons, Webb, and Dr. Wolfe of Aero-Geo-Astro.

Carrying the first commercial satellite payload in the history of the STS program, and the first four-man crew in a single launch in the history of space flight, space shuttle Columbia lifts away from Launch Pad 39A on schedule at 7:19 A.M., beginning STS-5, the first operational flight for the Shuttle system.