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Topic: David Scott's dropped feather?
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Michael
Member Posts: 309
From: Brooklyn New York
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted 06-19-2007 04:04 PM
   
Hello All,
Whatever happened to the feather that Dave Scott dropped on the Moon? I heard that it was lost and still on the Moon. Is that correct?Mike |
Moonpaws
Member Posts: 685
From: Lee's summit, MO
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 06-19-2007 04:06 PM
Mike, interesting question. Jim Irwin said that when he accidentally stepped on it, the feather was lost (according to his book account). At the 2005 NJ autograph show, I asked Dave about this matter. He said that they were so rushed for time to close out the final EVA, that he didn't have time to pick it up. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 06-19-2007 05:38 PM
I recall hearing that he intended picking it up but in his efforts to move around it, ground it into the lunar dust .... and I presume lost sight of it.Regards, Rick |
mdmyer
Member Posts: 900
From: Humboldt KS USA
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted 06-19-2007 06:22 PM
It was a Falcon feather from the Air Force Academy mascot. Dave's plans were to return the feather to the Air Force and I think it was to go in a museum at the Academy. Mike Myer
Humboldt KS |
John Youskauskas
Member Posts: 126
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Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 06-21-2007 04:04 PM
Here is a shot taken by Scott of the hammer and feather after he dropped them. Easily missed with all the dust as you can see.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a15/AS15-88-11890.jpg |
FutureAstronaut
Member Posts: 372
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Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 06-27-2007 09:27 PM
What about the hammer?------------------
Mike |
John Youskauskas
Member Posts: 126
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Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 06-29-2007 11:24 PM
Mike,The hammer was the standard heavier weight geology tool used by all of the Apollo astronauts on the "J" missions. If you look in that photo at the 12 o'clock position of the feather, it's there in the shadow with the head down and the handle pointing up toward the MESA. |
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