Astronauts' Tour: Cooper And Conrad On Goodwill Trip
Astronauts' Tour: Cooper And Conrad On Goodwill Trip
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.