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Author	Topic: Photo of the week 901 (January 29, 2022)
heng44 Member Posts: 3553 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 01-28-2022 12:25 PM Members of the backup crew for Skylab 2 pose for a gag portrait in May 1973. Left to right are Bruce McCandless, Rusty Schweickart and Story Musgrave. (Thanks to Bruce McCandless III for the photo.)
East-Frisian Member Posts: 627 From: Germany Registered: Apr 2005	posted 01-28-2022 02:54 PM Corona-masks (before Corona).
NukeGuy Member Posts: 83 From: Irvine, CA USA Registered: May 2014	posted 01-29-2022 02:08 PM I suppose this was due to the concern that high temperatures resulting from the loss of the thermal shield would cause outgassing of some of the materials inside the workshop. Conrad, Kerwin and Weitz wore masks when they first entered the workshop until it was established that the atmosphere was safe to breathe.
oly Member Posts: 1336 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015	posted 01-29-2022 06:36 PM A light-hearted moment of fun captured on film. Yet another great post Ed, Thank you for sharing.

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