Photo of the week 267 (December 12, 2009)

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Author	Topic: Photo of the week 267 (December 12, 2009)
heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 12-12-2009 02:59 AM Forty years ago, the Apollo 12 astronauts had been released from their post-flight quarantine and could enjoy the sights and sounds of earth again. Seen here leaving the Lunar Receiving Laboratory are Al Bean, Dick Gordon and Pete Conrad. Ed Hengeveld
ilbasso Member Posts: 1522 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Feb 2006	posted 12-12-2009 12:45 PM I'm trying to imagine what it would have been like to be quarantined with those three guys in a confined area for a couple of weeks.
Lou Chinal Member Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007	posted 12-12-2009 03:36 PM Is that a cigar in Pete Conrad's left hand? Do they allow smoking in public buldings? Oh I forgot this photo was taken 40 years ago.
micropooz Member Posts: 1512 From: Washington, DC, USA Registered: Apr 2003	posted 12-12-2009 08:26 PM Yet another great photo Ed! Coincidentally, here is the space cover for their release from quarantine:

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