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Topic: Photo of the week 207 (October 18, 2008)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-17-2008 01:41 PM
   
 I had always thought that there was no photo of the original Apollo 8 crew in spacesuits, but John Charles proved me wrong. Shown here in March 1968, astronauts Anders, Collins and Borman are checking out their spacecraft at North American. Collins was later removed from the crew to undergo surgery and was replaced by Lovell. Thanks John! |
mikej
Member Posts: 481
From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 10-17-2008 06:07 PM
Any opinions as to what kind of suit Collins is wearing? As CMP, his suit should have a single set of chest connectors, on the right-hand side of the suit (e.g., like Lovell's suit in S68-50265). But, Collins has a set on the left-hand side.My first thought was that the picture was reversed when scanned, but the red wrist connector is properly on the right-hand side of the suit. |
John Charles
Member Posts: 339
From: Houston, Texas, USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 10-17-2008 10:31 PM
Note that the same is true for Eisele's early A7L suit as photographed in January 1968, in 68-HC-225 (sorry, I cannot post the photo nor find it via Google), and for Scott's A6L suit circa late 1966. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-18-2008 09:45 AM
 
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-19-2008 04:56 AM
Great photos... thanks again Ed. |
dtemple
Member Posts: 729
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 10-19-2008 06:08 PM
Wow, a three-for-one photo of the week! Great pics!! |
E2M Lem Man
Member Posts: 846
From: Los Angeles CA. USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 11-03-2008 02:27 PM
Ed, these were great, and thanks! Now that I can walk again, we have to email soon. Downey is still here for you. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 06-23-2016 12:22 PM
If the list below is in the right sequence, isn't the photo above an original Apollo 9 crew photo? Wasn't Collins replaced before 9 became 8? - POTW Anders-Collins-Borman in March 1968
- CMP switch Collins-Lovell
- Borman crew mission assignment change
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-25-2016 02:51 AM
I think you are right. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 06-27-2016 11:37 AM
In the McDivitt crew photo, the black strips seen on the left shoulders of the suits are name tags. |
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