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heng44
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posted 02-11-2012 02:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Apollo 7 astronauts (l-r) Eisele, Schirra and Cunningham pose for a photo at the Manned Spacecraft Center in February 1968. This was planned to be their official crew portrait, but later they chose another photo, which shows them wearing spacesuits and was made during training in May 1968.

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posted 02-11-2012 05:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ejectr   Click Here to Email ejectr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wally Schirra holds true to the brown shoe Navy.

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posted 02-11-2012 08:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hlbjr   Click Here to Email hlbjr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by ejectr:
Wally Schirra holds true to the brown shoe Navy.

My thoughts exactly!

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posted 02-11-2012 10:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I would almost have preferred this photo as the crew photo instead of the other one.

mach3valkyrie
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posted 02-11-2012 03:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mach3valkyrie   Click Here to Email mach3valkyrie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'll take the Saturn 1B model. I like the official portrait that has a smile or two.

Fra Mauro
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posted 02-11-2012 05:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fra Mauro   Click Here to Email Fra Mauro     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This might have been what they looked like late in '66 when they were told that Apollo 2 was cancelled. Smile guys!

carmelo
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posted 02-11-2012 06:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for carmelo   Click Here to Email carmelo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The flag is on right shoulder, like in Apollo 1 spacesuits.

astro-nut
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posted 02-12-2012 02:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A great photo. Thanks for sharing! I like the white scarfs and the Saturn 1B model.

Gilbert
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posted 02-12-2012 02:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gilbert   Click Here to Email Gilbert     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I like this photo. I wonder where that model is today.

Cozmosis22
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posted 02-12-2012 02:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Cozmosis22     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by carmelo:
The flag is on right shoulder, like in Apollo 1 spacesuits.
Wow, that flag was BIG back in the day. By today's standards that is huge.

Nice photo - thanks!

Jerry Brouillette
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posted 02-12-2012 07:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jerry Brouillette   Click Here to Email Jerry Brouillette     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Nice shot. Any idea of when this picture was taken compared to when they launched?

From what I understand, they had a miserable flight with sinus congestions and they refused to don their helmets for re-entry. In space, there is no post nasal drip. It was the last flight for all three of them.

Great history in this picture, these guys rule!

GoesTo11
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posted 02-14-2012 08:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by carmelo:
The flag is on right shoulder, like in Apollo 1 spacesuits.

I noticed that too. These are the only instances I've seen that come readily to mind of the Stars & Stripes being worn in the "retreat" position, at least by servicemembers.

heng44
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posted 02-15-2012 01:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jerry Brouillette:
Any idea of when this picture was taken compared to when they launched?
Jerry, read the caption.

moorouge
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posted 02-15-2012 02:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for moorouge   Click Here to Email moorouge     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is it just me, or does it worry other people that those operating complex machinery have to have their names printed on their clothes to remind them of who they are?

Jerry Brouillette
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posted 02-15-2012 09:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jerry Brouillette   Click Here to Email Jerry Brouillette     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
So it was about 8 months before the launch. Did NASA ever quarantine the crew before a flight to eliminate contact with any common virus? Do they do it now with ISS crews?

Just wondering.

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posted 02-17-2012 09:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Wehaveliftoff     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by randy:
I would almost have preferred this photo as the crew photo instead of the other one.
Ditto with Randy, I prefer this photo better.

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