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Topic: Photo of the week 509 (July 26, 2014)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-25-2014 02:17 PM
   
 Although the photo isn't old, there is a lot of space history in it. Five former astronauts pose with the Orion crew module stacked on top of the service module in the refurbished Operations and Checkout Building at KSC, newly named for Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong. From left, are Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins, Apollo 11 backup commander Jim Lovell, Apollo 11 lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. The visit of the former astronauts was part of NASA's 45th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 flight last week. |
hlbjr
Member Posts: 475
From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 07-26-2014 01:54 AM
Wow. I'd have loved to have been there. I've met and talked with each of them except for Mike Collins. He's tough to track down. |
golddog
Member Posts: 210
From: australia
Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 07-26-2014 04:49 AM
I hope General Collins is going well. He only recently lost his wife of many years. |
APG85
Member Posts: 306
From:
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted 07-26-2014 06:01 AM
Speaking of the Apollo 11 crew, it would be neat to see various pictures of them during their White House visits over the decades... |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-26-2014 12:36 PM
So this is the NASA admin, the KSC director and the alternate Apollo 11 crew? |
East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 07-27-2014 01:00 PM
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Originally posted by golddog:
I hope General Collins is going well.
It seems so, he was on 21 July at the KSC (see recent sightings). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-27-2014 01:07 PM
The photo above was taken on July 21, too. |
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