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Topic: Photo of the week 66 (February 4)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-04-2006 04:50 AM
   
 Astronauts (left to right) Tom Stafford, Jim Lovell (behind Stafford), Deke Slayton, Gene Cernan and Buzz Aldrin watch the successful launch of the Surveyor-1 spacecraft by an Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle on May 30, 1966. Stafford and Cernan were prime crew for Gemini-9 and Lovell and Aldrin were their backups. They were preparing to be launched the following day, but that attempt was scrubbed and launch was postponed until June 3, 1966. Surveyor-1 made a soft landing on the moon on June 2. Ed Hengeveld |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-04-2006 08:10 AM
Great photo, Ed.
Don't think I've ever seen that one before.
Thanks! |
Michael Davis
Member Posts: 528
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-04-2006 09:59 AM
Hey, if I magnify the photo, I thnk I see the smoke from the Surveyor launch reflected in the sunglasses worn by Cernan and Aldrin. Now that's pretty cool...Four guys who would get to the moon and their boss. A great photo. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-04-2006 01:54 PM
Those sunglasses are straight earbars Randolph Engineering Aviator ... I believe?Anyway did You notice that the official individual NASA portrait of the astronaut is used on his pass ? |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-05-2006 06:12 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Michael Davis:
Hey, if I magnify the photo, I thnk I see the smoke from the Surveyor launch reflected in the sunglasses worn by Cernan and Aldrin. Now that's pretty cool...Four guys who would get to the moon and their boss. A great photo.
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