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heng44 | Half a century ago this week, Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Al Bean trained in the Lunar Landing Research Facility at the Langley Research Center. Bean (right) poses with Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad. |
SkyMan1958 | Fun pic. |
drifting to the right | “Honey, the guys from Orkin are here about the roaches.” |
Fra Mauro | They certainly don't look happy! |
Jonnyed | Probably a scorching hot Virginia summer day. |
oly | A very interesting photograph Ed, I wonder if NASA had introduced any changes to this training following the return of the Apollo 11 crew. |
heng44 | I believe it was discontinued in 1970. |
onesmallstep | Hmmm. I wonder if Pete whispered into Al's ear: "Psst. Train real good in that contraption and I'll let you have the controls of Intrepid for a spell.." |
LM-12 | Here is a 1969 photo of Fred Haise at the LLRF at night. Astronaut Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. at NASA Langley Lunar Research Facility, Gantry test at night. Haise was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 13 (April 11-17, 1970) and has logged 142 hours and 54 minutes in space. |
garymilgrom | Very nice. Thanks Ed. |
ejectr | Can't see any ejection seat that Armtrong used. Is this the same type? |
micropooz | Different vehicle than the one Armstrong ejected from. The LLRF (above) vehicle was suspended by cables that reeled out to simulate lunar gravity. The LLRV (and LLTV) vehicles were free-flyers using a combination of jet and rocket power to simulate the lunar descent. Hence the latter needed ejection seats... |