posted 07-18-2004 12:11 PM            

In the (silent) pressure suit cockpit fit check footage, can someone tell me (in order) who the pilots are (I got Grissom, Schirra, Armstrong, Knight and maybe Wood, but I cannot match the other faces with those in the group photo in the book)?

Second, can someone identify the pressure suit variants (I got the silver Mercury suit that Grissom--and Knight?--wore, but there are at least two others that I don't recognize)? (I haven't gone to Kozloski yet--apologies if it is in there.)

Third, can someone provide some or all of the dates for the fit checks shown in the footage? Rob found a date of Dec. 6 or 7, 1961 for the Grissom fitcheck, and sometime in FY1962 for Armstrong and Schirra. The sessions look like they took place on different days.

Finally, can someone confirm the appearance of a very young George W.S. Abbey, in uniform, in the background of some of the Grissom scenes?