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an association which to date has lasted for nearly half a century. How the became the choice of astronauts and space agencies for nearly half a century is the source of many myths and legends. What is on record is the internal memo issued on 21st September 1964 by NASA Operations Director, Deke Slayton, which stated the need for a “highly durable and accurate to be used by Gemini and Apollo flight crews”. Eight days later engineer James Ragan issued a request for quotation for twelve watches - two watches each from six different manufacturers. Of the six brands contacted four responded, answering Ragan’s request for each of them to supply three watches for testing. On the 1st March 1965, after undergoing an intense series of tests, which were aimed at testing the watches’ breaking point, the ‘Speedmaster,’ reference ST105.003 was declared “Flight Qualified for all Manned Space Missions”. Though the Speedmaster had already proved itself twice in an unofficial capacity in space during the Mercury program flights, the rigorous testing phase saw the watches subjected to temperatures ranging from 71° to 93° centigrade over a two-day period, after which they were frozen to -18° centigrade. They were placed in a vacuumed chamber heated to 93° centigrade, and then subjected to a test where they were heated to 70° centigrade and then immediately frozen to -18° centigrade – not once but fifteen times in rapid succession!T hen, the watches were subjected to 40g shocks in six different directions, followed by exposure to high and low pressures, an atmosphere of 93% humidity, a highly corrosive 100% oxygen environment, and noise to 130 decibels. In their final test they were vibrated with average accelerations of 8.8 g. While three watches made it to the final stages of testing, in the end only one , the Speedmaster survived, passing with flying colours. Interestingly, after each test the watch would settle to an average rate which was largely within the NASA imposed limits of five seconds per day during normal use. The Speedmaster made its first official voyage into space on the 23rd of March 1965, on the wrists of Virgil “Gus” Grissom and during their Gemini 3 mission. The only modification made to the watches was the addition of a longV elcro strap that replaced the standard steel bracelet which could not be worn over the space suit. Later that year Edward White wore his Speedmaster on America's first space walk and shortly afterward, OMEGA's management took the decision to add the term “Professional” to the dial of the reference ST105.012 Speedmaster.

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Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot of the There are those remarkable men and women amongst us, who are fearless, who continuously Gemini 12 spacecraft performs dare to push the boundaries of what is commonly thought possible, who venture intrepidly (EVA) into uncharted territories in order to lay the foundations for future generations and create during the second day of the four partnerships that fuel the flames of perpetual innovation. day mission in space. Aldrin is positioned next to the Agena work station. The thousands of pioneering men and women, working tirelessly at all levels of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), share a combined vision: “To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.” Their aim is to answer a few basic questions, “What's out there in space? How do we get there? What will we find? What can we learn there, or learn just by trying to get there, that will make life better here on Earth?”

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In 1962, people the world over held their collective breath during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and called for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James D. Watson, A/space pictures. A/space

Maurice H. F. Wilkins, and Francis H. C. Crick, for determining the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and Telstar relayed S the first live trans-Atlantic television signal. The entertainment industry and cinema-going public mourned the loss of Marilyn Monroe, and Lawrence of Arabia and To Kill a Mockingbird drew the crowds at the box office.T he Oscar for Best Picture went to ‘West Side Story,’ while the Grammy for best song went to Henry Mancini for ‘Moon River‘. Back at NASA, Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbitE arth - three times in four hours and fifty-five © N A mega/watches. minutes, and sometime in the autumn, a group of astronauts including Walter Schirra and Leroy ‘Gordo‘ Cooper walked into a watch shop in Houston, Texas and bought Speedmaster watches to use on the upcoming Mercury program flights.T hus began Pioneers © O P hotos: 18 I South Afric on the Moon on the Moon Buzz Aldrin a Deluxe I

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