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Topic: Photo of the week 70b (March 6, 2006)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-06-2006 12:18 PM
   
 The three men in Apollo 1 spacesuits (see: Photo of the Week 70a) are engineers from the Landing and Recovery Division of the Manned Spacecraft Center. Left to right are Frank Janes, Paul Kruppenbacher and John Hirasaki (thanks to Sy Liebergot for identifying them). They were preparing for Apollo Block I water egress tests in October 1966. This photo shows the test in progress in a swimming pool at Ellington Air Force Base near MSC, using command module CM-007. Frogmen rescue an unconscious crewmember. A similar test was performed in the Gulf of Mexico to verify the seaworthiness and post-landing subsystems of the command module. For 48 hours the spacecraft drifted on rough seas, manned by test subjects Texas Ward, Louis DeWolf and Harry Clancy. In April 1968, with CM-007 upgraded to Block II status, another 48-hour test was manned by astronauts Jim Lovell, Stu Roosa and Charlie Duke. |
katabatic
Member Posts: 72
From: Oak Hill, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 03-06-2006 02:38 PM
Wow! From what I've read about the seaworthiness of the CM (seasickness-inducing-wise), I can't imagine what those guys went through if they spent 48 hours in one...or does that mean 48 hours in a raft next to the CM? Either way, that is dedication! |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 03-07-2006 11:46 AM
Hey, now that is a cool shot! That is the same spacecraft that we have here in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. I think it looks much prettier now. |
John Charles
Member Posts: 339
From: Houston, Texas, USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-12-2006 09:36 PM
Ed, great pictures, as always! I always have to ask: do you have dates for these historical events? - The photo of the three men in Apollo 1 spacesuits (Frank Janes, Paul Kruppenbacher and John Hirasaki).
- The photo showing the test in progress in a swimming pool at Ellington Air Force Base near MSC, using command module CM-007. Frogmen rescue an unconsious crewmember.
- The unphotographed 48-hour test in the Gulf of Mexico, manned by test subjects Texas Ward, Louis DeWolf and Harry Clancy.
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-13-2006 12:27 AM
John, the dates are as follows: - The photo of the three men in Apollo 1 spacesuits and the test in progress in a swimming pool at Ellington Air Force Base were taken on the same day: October 5, 1966.
- The 48-hour test in the Gulf of Mexico, manned by test subjects Texas Ward, Louis DeWolf and Harry Clancy: October 1-2, 1966.
But this last test is not "unphotographed." JSC sent me about 150 thumbs of photos taken during this test. I am preparing an article on this Block I test and the Block II test in 1968. |
John Charles
Member Posts: 339
From: Houston, Texas, USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-13-2006 09:06 PM
Ed, you are a wonder! I am looking forward to your article(s). | |
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