posted 11-16-2014 08:28 AM               

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Originally posted by Ken Havekotte:
Not Scott, but could only be Young, Cernan, or even Haise.

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Scott was the backup commander of Apollo 17 until May 1972. So it could be him, but my guess is it's Young.

posted 11-16-2014 11:53 AM            

From this 2014 FCTB document:

Between September 25 and December 27, 1969, NASA installed a simulation of the lunar surface, called the Lunar Surface Training Area, to the southeast of the FCTB (Figure No. A-13). Here, astronauts practiced conducting the experiments they were scheduled to perform while on the Moon (Figure No. A-14). They also trained with a one-gravity version of the Lunar Roving Vehicle over a roughly 1.1-mile course, playfully referred to as the 'rover racetrack' (Figure No. A-15).

posted 11-18-2014 01:21 AM            

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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
I have seen a number of pictures over the years that show Gene wearing Dave Scott's dust stained flown suit

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posted 11-18-2014 08:14 AM               

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Originally posted by LM-12:
How many astronauts trained to walk on the moon?

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Group 1: Shepard.
Group 2: Armstrong, Conrad, Lovell, Young.
Group 3: Aldrin, Bean, Cernan, Gordon, Scott.
Group 4: Schmitt.
Group 5: Duke, Engle, Haise, Irwin, Mitchell. *

posted 11-18-2014 10:05 AM            

This Apollo 15 training area photo shows a structure in the background. Might that be the wooden Boresite Range Tower where the Gemini and Agena spacecraft docking exercises were done?

posted 11-18-2014 11:57 PM            

At launch time, Young and Duke will have each spent approximately 500 hours on lunar science training, 150 hours of which will have been spent at the Spaceport's Lunar Surface Training Area.

posted 11-22-2014 12:03 PM            

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Originally posted by J.L:
That is definitely Young... March 2, 1972.

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Slayton was restored to full flight status and certified eligible for manned space flights in March 1972, following a comprehensive review of his medical status by NASA's Director of Life Sciences and the Federal Aviation Agency.

posted 12-18-2014 04:04 PM            

The schedule for March 2 included EVA 2 and 3 training for Young and Duke, and KC-135 training for Mattingly.

posted 12-19-2014 09:08 AM            

Are the umbilicals crossed on John Young's suit? One connector is an inlet, and the other is an outlet. You can see him better in this high-res photo.

posted 12-24-2014 06:32 AM               

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Originally posted by APG85:
I assume (judging by the document) that virtually nothing remains of the training area today?

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posted 12-24-2014 10:24 AM            

Photo 71-HC-731 shows Scott and Irwin.
Photo 71-H-1124 shows Gordon and Schmitt.

Both photos are dated 14 May 1971.

posted 01-07-2015 10:42 PM            

According to the ALSJ suit serial numbers chart, his Apollo 14 training suit (#015) is the same suit that Rusty Schweickart wore (#015) on Apollo 9 in 1969.

posted 01-25-2015 08:59 AM            

SCOTT: One-g walkthroughs. The rock pile. We've discussed this, particularly on the way back. I don't think we would have traded any one minute of that, particularly the suited operations. That really prepared us for the surface work. There were some suggestions toward the end that we run shirtsleeve. We both decided to run suited up to the end, and I'm glad we did. I think every exercise we had out there in suits was well worthwhile.

IRWIN: The work on the lunar surface was not much different from what we experienced on the rock pile. We didn't sweat as much, but it seemed like the work was about the same.

SCOTT: If we could get LCGs in the training suits, and the training backpacks, we'd have an excellent simulation of the lunar surface, in spite of the fact that you'd have the heavy backpacks. That was excellent training. I agree with Jim. The surface operations were not too much different from what we'd experienced on the rock pile. You gain an awful lot by going out there and working on the rock pile back of the simulator building.

The addition of the geology stops there at the Cape is good. We didn't have the opportunity to exercise all those rocks they'd put out there for us, but I think the following crews will find it very useful to drive the Rover and go through the procedures of getting off the Rover and doing the geology, the sequence of events with the high gain antenna, the LCRU, and everything. It was very good training.