Photo of the week 268 (December 19, 2009)

Space News
space history and artifacts articles

Messages
space history discussion forums

Sightings
worldwide astronaut appearances

Resources
selected space history documents

collectSPACE: Messages

Space History Photo of the Week

profile | register | preferences | faq | search

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Author	Topic: Photo of the week 268 (December 19, 2009)
heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 12-19-2009 03:00 AM Forty years ago, the Apollo 12 crew returned to the Kennedy Space Center, from where they were launched to the moon on November 14. In a ceremony inside the VAB they thanked KSC-personnel for a job well done. Left to right are Dick Gordon, Al Bean and Pete Conrad. Ed Hengeveld
Apollo Redux Member Posts: 346 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Registered: Sep 2006	posted 12-29-2009 06:11 PM I've never seen this one before. A terrific find.
ASCAN1984 Member Posts: 1049 From: County Down, Nothern Ireland Registered: Feb 2002	posted 12-30-2009 03:32 AM Great photo. What flights hardware is that behind them?
heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 12-30-2009 04:22 AM I don't think it is real flight hardware. Certainly not the stack on the left, I believe that was used with AS-500F. And Apollo 13 had been rolled to the launch pad two days before this photo was taken.

All times are CT (US)	next newest topic \| next oldest topic
Administrative Options: Close Topic \| Archive/Move \| Delete Topic
	Hop to:

Contact Us | The Source for Space History & Artifacts

Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.47a