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Topic: Photo of the week 321 (December 25, 2010)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 12-25-2010 02:33 AM
   
 Apollo 8 astronauts Borman, Lovell and Anders enjoy a quiet Christmas moment in the crew quarters at Cape Kennedy, one day before departing for another world in December 1968. Merry Christmas everybody!
Ed Hengeveld |
East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 12-25-2010 06:09 AM
Merry christmas to you Ed and to all others. Nice pic, even the christmas tree doesn't look European-style. |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 12-25-2010 07:39 AM
What I see is three explorers though they would rather be with their families concentrating on business at hand in true pioneer fashion as they prepare to go where no human being has gone before. Great photo! |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-25-2010 08:21 AM
I see three highly qualified test pilots that are ready to push the outside of the envelope like it has never been pushed before. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 12-25-2010 10:36 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ejectr:
I see three highly qualified test pilots that are ready to push the outside of the envelope like it has never been pushed before.
I don't believe Anders was a test pilot. I think this is covered in the great book "In The Shadow of the Moon" by French and Burgess but will need to go back and check to make sure. |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-25-2010 07:17 PM
quote:
Originally posted by MCroft04:
I don't believe Anders was a test pilot. I think this is covered in the great book "In The Shadow of the Moon" by French and Burgess but will need to go back and check to make sure.
That's correct. A pilot, but not a test pilot. So two test pilots and a fighter pilot who will push the envelope like it was never pushed before. |
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