Astronauts Welcomed In Texas
Astronauts Welcomed In Texas
Clip: 428533_1_1
Year Shot: 1962
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1699
Original Film: 035-055-02
HD: N/A
Location: Houston, Texas
Timecode: 00:39:20 - 00:40:22
Astronauts Welcomed In Texas A gala parade hails the astronauts and their team to Houston where the new Manned Spacecraft Center will be. They get ten-gallon hats and deputy sheriff badges to make them feel at home. Astronaut Schirra Jr. in motorcade. Astronaut Cooper Jr. waving from motorcade. Astronaut Carpenter waving from car, as well as Astronaut Grissom with their wives and children. Astronaut John Glenn Jr. waving from car, seated next to his wife. Interior of coliseum with crowd. Astronauts seen on stage, wearing ten gallon hats. Alan Shepard wearing hat speaking into microphone, (no audio). Pan view of astronauts wearing ten gallon hats and sheriffs badges.