| Astronauts' Tour: Cooper And Conrad On Goodwill Trip | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1740 |
| Catalog #: | 426775 | |
| Clip Number: | 426775-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 038-076-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:20:45 - 00:22:05 | |
| Location: | Greece, Athens | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Greece, Athens SPACE EXPLORATION: Astronauts / Cosmonauts SPACE EXPLORATION: USA / NASA SPACE EXPLORATION: USSR | |
| Description: | The Gemini Five Twins, Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad get a rousing reception in Greece as they begin a seven-nation tour. Most of Athens seems to have turned out for a glimpse of the men who spent eight days in space. Later, they meet with their Russian counterparts and have a shop talk with Cosmonauts Belyayev and Leonov. Greece, Athens Plane just taxied in from the US carrying the Astronauts. MS - Motorcade parade. Astronauts driven in a 1959 or 1960 Cadillac convertible. High Angle shot - Throngs turn out to cheer on the Astronauts. High Angle shot - Astronaut Conrad among the Greek school children shaking hands. CU - Cooper among the school age children. CUS - The American and Russian Astronauts holding a press conference and Q & A session in a hotel banquet room. | |
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