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posted 02-11-2024 04:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dom   Click Here to Email dom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One for the Apollo nerds! I’m trying to pinpoint during which specific Little Joe test of the Apollo escape tower that Pete Conrad and Jim Lovell took part in the recovery of the boilerplate capsule in the New Mexico desert?

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posted 02-11-2024 04:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm not sure about Conrad, but Lovell participated in the recovery of Apollo boilerplate #12 after it landed in the New Mexico desert following mission A-001 (Apollo Transonic Abort) on May 13, 1964.

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posted 02-11-2024 05:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dom   Click Here to Email dom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Excellent work, just what I was looking for... that’s the one! Thanks.

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posted 02-11-2024 11:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for NavyPilot     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here is a photo:

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posted 02-11-2024 02:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dom   Click Here to Email dom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks everyone. I knew you guys wouldn’t let me down…

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posted 03-15-2024 12:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dom   Click Here to Email dom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Where can I find a high resolution version of the above, is it an official NASA photo?

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posted 03-16-2024 10:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If you mail me I can send you one.

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posted 03-17-2024 10:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for NavyPilot     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
By the way, Conrad and Young were astronaut reps for some of the SNORT Gemini seat tests. It's the only time I recall seeing photos of Conrad in the field supporting hardware tests. Do you have a written reference of his participation?

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