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Topic: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 09-04-2007 08:11 PM
   
Just visited Udvar-Hazy for the first time. If you haven't been, you need to go. Highlights were; the Enola Gay of course(not to be interpreted that I like the idea of thousands of Japanese citizens dying, but imo it had to be done), but more of a treat were Jim Irwin's lunar suit (up close), Gemini 7, the Apollo 11 Lunar receiving trailer. There is also an MMU presumably worn by Bruce McCandless. Can anyone confirm that this is the actual unit that he wore in space? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-04-2007 08:13 PM
quote:
Originally posted by MCroft04:
Can anyone confirm that this is the actual unit that he wore in space?
It is: Astronaut jetpack flies again |
Kevmac
Member Posts: 267
From: College Station, TX
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-04-2007 09:24 PM
I think one of the most interesting exhibits is the complete Freedom 7 II, the spacecraft Alan Shepard would have flown in if he'd been allowed to fly in Mercury again. I have to go see this every time I'm in the museum.Glad you liked the museum. It's a very special place. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-05-2007 12:36 AM
Having studied where flown spacecraft ended up, I can tell you Freedom 7 II is the only whole complete 'capsule'. Number 12, 17 and 19 do not have the antenna canister and retro pack. Number 10 looks like much of the equipment was added on later. | |
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