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Topic: Photo of the week 326 (January 29, 2011)
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heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-29-2011 02:40 AM
   
 A group of NASA astronauts contemplate the glamorous aspects of their job as they help their vehicle uphill during a geologic field trip to Iceland in July 1967. Ed Hengeveld |
Henry Heatherbank
Member Posts: 244
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 01-29-2011 02:53 AM
Does anybody know which astronauts were on this expedition? |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 01-29-2011 03:29 AM
Looks like a broken rover rescue training, in one g environment you need at least twelve people.  |
KSCartist
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From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-29-2011 03:39 AM
Clearly a team-building excercise. |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 01-29-2011 03:59 AM
Is that Charlie Duke at the back giving a shove? |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-29-2011 05:31 AM
The trip was from July 2-8, 1967 to Iceland and participants were: Anders, Armstrong, Brand, Carr, Duke, Engle, Evans, Garriot, Gibson, Haise, Kerwin, Lind, Lousma, Mattingly, McCandless, Michel, Mitchell, Pogue, Roosa, Schmitt, Swigert, Weitz and Worden. Leaders: Sigurdur Thorarinsson and Gudmundar Signaldson. Other geologists present: Clanton, Foss, McKay, Laidley (MSC), Chidester, Kane, Stephens, Lee (USGS).And, no: it isn't Charlie Duke. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-29-2011 05:41 AM
Now we know from where Armstrong got his "I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises" quote came from....
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 01-29-2011 08:00 AM
OK, I might be going out on a limb, but I bet there's a cooler of beer on that bus! Let's see; a geological field trip, a bus, students; the only thing missing is the beer. I also wonder how much "rock rolling" occurred on these field trips, another geological ritual, usually following consumption of the beer. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 01-29-2011 08:35 AM
Are they the legs, just to the right of the spare wheel, of someone just watching? If so, in the light of Armstrong's comment, is it him? |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 01-29-2011 08:48 AM
'Come on guys, you're getting up there one small step at a time' (NA note to self: must remember that phrase...) |
Fezman92
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From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 01-29-2011 10:38 AM
That would be one interesting signed photo. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 01-29-2011 11:29 AM
And up in the driver's seat is Wally Schirra. Holding the brakes. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 01-29-2011 11:31 AM
quote:
Originally posted by moorouge:
Are they the legs, just to the right of the spare wheel, of someone just watching? If so, in the light of Armstrong's comment, is it him?
They're getting the beer out of the side compartment of the bus!  |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-29-2011 12:54 PM
quote:
Originally posted by MCroft04:
OK, I might be going out on a limb, but I bet there's a cooler of beer on that bus! Let's see; a geological field trip, a bus, students; the only thing missing is the beer. I also wonder how much "rock rolling" occurred on these field trips, another geological ritual, usually following consumption of the beer.
"Rock rolling"... followed by Rolling Rock beer! |
cv1701
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From:
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 02-02-2011 09:14 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Delta7:
And up in the driver's seat is Wally Schirra. Holding the brakes.
Hahahahaha. |
xlsteve
Member Posts: 391
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 02-03-2011 08:54 AM
Heck, after the winter we've had in Mass, that was my commute this morning! |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 494
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 04-01-2011 08:43 AM
Seems easy to do the astronaut job... but you need muscles!  |
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