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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 65-H-1123
Date : 06/19/1965

Title

Gemini 4 Astronauts Meet Yuri Gagarin

Full Description

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin shakes hand with NASA's Gemini 4 astronauts, Edward H. White II and James A. McDivitt at the Paris International Air Show in June 1965. This first meeting between Gagarin and the Gemini 4 astronauts occurred shortly after the completion of the Gemini 4 mission, where White performed the first American EVA. Yuri Gagarin achieved fame as the first human to fly in space, as well as orbit Earth. Also shown in the picture (seated) are Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and (standing) French Premier Georges Pompidou.

Keywords

Yuri Gagarin James McDivitt Edward White Paris International Air Show Gemini 4 Hubert Humphrey Georges Pompidou

Subject Category

Astronauts, Soviet People-Cosmonauts,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 65-H-1123
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000151

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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Thumbnail JPEG 85 66 13
Small JPEG 602 469 213
Medium JPEG 1410 1099 1,230
Large JPEG 1 2198 7,112

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