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Contraband Corned Beef and the Gemini III Mission

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Astronaut John Young, the pilot of the Gemini III mission, inspects his helmet in the ready room in preparation for the launch. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
What's New on the Moon ... After 50 Years

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One of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples collected during Apollo 17 has been opened under the careful direction of lunar sample processors and curators. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
April 12, 1981: Launch of the First Shuttle Mission

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On April 12, 1981, NASA launched is first Space Transportation System, or space shuttle, mission, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into orbit. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
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