posted 08-26-2005 05:02 PM            

On September 8th, there will be a talk on how the museum was able to transport the CM (perhaps the ultimate space collectible!) across the country. For those of you who remember some of my coverage of this on Cs:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052604a.html#article

and http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052604a.html#071804

You'll know it was a fascinating, often nailbiting and amusing story!

Information on the talk is here:
http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/upcoming/lecture.html

I'll be there and I hope to see some other CS-ers there too!

Thanks,

posted 09-09-2005 11:12 AM            

The museum staff very carefully unscrewed the plastic covering that is over the hatch, and everyone was allowed to carefully poke their head inside the Apollo 9 CM! It's the first time they have ever done that, and was a very special bonus for those who were there.

posted 09-09-2005 12:23 PM               

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Originally posted by FFrench:

, and everyone was allowed to carefully poke their head inside the Apollo 9 CM!

FF

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posted 09-09-2005 03:44 PM            

Luckily, the smell of three guys spending ten days in there has long dissipated...

... but it is interesting that you mentioned the smell - it was something I noticed. You know the smell of dusty metal - or perhaps the smell of the dust from the top of a warm TV set? A little like that, just very faint!

Thanks,