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Topic: Photo of the week 41 (October 22)
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heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-22-2005 12:27 PM
   
 Astronauts Joe Kerwin (left) and Rusty Schweickart are inside the crew compartment of a Lunar Excursion Module mockup at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston during stowage tests on January 7, 1966. Ed Hengeveld |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-22-2005 08:48 PM
Suggested caption:"Do that again and I'll slap you!" |
Moonpaws
Member Posts: 685
From: Lee's summit, MO
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 10-22-2005 08:54 PM
Or, "Wait a minute, I gotta go #1." |
nojnj
Member Posts: 503
From: Highland Heights, KY
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 10-22-2005 09:56 PM
"who's that guy down below? I believe we have a stow away!"As always, great photo! |
katabatic
Member Posts: 72
From: Oak Hill, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 10-22-2005 10:12 PM
"See, Rusty, I hold the two tabs on the barf bag like this, and then you take off you helmet and..." [Sorry, Rusty] |
Steven Kaplan
Member Posts: 140
From: New Jersey
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 10-23-2005 09:50 AM
Ed, another great photo. Interesting to note they are wearing an early version of the ILC A7L suit, almost a year before the crew of Apollo 1 was to fly wearing the David Clark A1C suits derived from Gemini. Curious as to why NASA kept the Clark suit, when the ILC suit was available. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-23-2005 01:45 PM
Might have something to do with Block I and Block II flights...
Ed |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 10-23-2005 06:27 PM
I don't have the book handy but I think that Kozloski's "US Space Gear" shows Kerwin in the same suit, possibly with cover layer. Maybe the A5L, possibly the A6L.Like Ed says, it's a stowage test in the LM and Block I suits were never going to be used in the LM. Cheers,
Matt
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carmelo
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From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 12-05-2005 11:07 AM
January 7, 1966!!!!! but is sure that this date is right? So those suits are building in 1965!!??? is strange,very strange. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 12-05-2005 02:05 PM
Yes, the date is correct.
Ed |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 12-05-2005 04:23 PM
When this photo has shot Gemini 8 had not still flown! Incredible!! But the Apollo Block II suits were selected in late spring-early summer 1966.In january the decision had not been taken,no? Look this,are the tree concurrent [This message has been edited by collectSPACE Admin (edited December 05, 2005).] [This message has been edited by carmelo (edited December 05, 2005).] |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 12-05-2005 04:30 PM
And the winner is: http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7997/45prototipotutaapollo64654vz.jpg |
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