NASA Photo ID: S65-59989           File Name: 10074264.jpg
Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 12/16/65
Title: Astronauts Schirra and Stafford welcomed aboard the U.S.S. Wasp
Description:
Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (shaking hands) and Thomas P. Stafford 
received an official welcome as they arrive aboard the aircraft carrier 
U.S.S. Wasp following their 25 hour 52 minute mission in space. The three 
Navy officers greeting the astronauts are (left to right) Vice Admiral 
Charles E. Weakley, commander of the Antisubmarine Warfare Force of the 
Atlantic Fleet; Rear Admiral William E. Leonard, commander of Antisubmarine 
Task Group Bravo, of which the Wasp is the flagship; and Capt. G.E.
Hartley,  commander of the Wasp.              
Subject terms:
ASTRONAUTS                              
CEREMONIES                              
GEMINI 6 FLIGHT                         
GEMINI PROJECT                          
GEMINI SPACECRAFT                       
NAVY                                    
SHIPS                                   
SPACECRAFT RECOVERY                     

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