1965 Press Photo Astronauts Thomas Stafford & Walter Schirra Receive Assignment
This is an original press photo. Thomas P. Stafford (L) and Walter M. Schirra (R) were named 4/5 as America's fourth set of space twins and were assigned the job of making the first attempt to hook a Gemini spacecraft to an orbiting rocket star. Schirra, with one space flight already to his credit, will be pilot for the venture while rookie astronaut Stafford will serve as co-pilot. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 04-06-1965.
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