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Topic: Photo of the week 621 (September 17, 2016)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 09-17-2016 03:01 AM
Astronaut Bill Pogue, a member of the Apollo 11 support crew, goes through LM-5/LM-6 configuration stowage review at the Grumman plant in December 1968 to test procedures for Apollo 11 and 12. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 09-17-2016 04:00 AM
Superb! Thank you. |
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-17-2016 07:28 AM
Aaaah the red helmet. |
Ronpur Member Posts: 1211 From: Brandon, Fl Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-17-2016 06:16 PM
Some astronauts flew and got all the fame, while so many others worked just as hard to support them!I love photos that record this. |
Lou Chinal Member Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-19-2016 02:35 PM
The only time I've seen a red helmet other than Apollo 9. |
carmelo Member Posts: 1047 From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 09-20-2016 09:54 AM
Bill Pogue, CMP on Apollo 19! |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-20-2016 10:03 AM
quote: Originally posted by Lou Chinal: The only time I've seen a red helmet other than Apollo 9.
This photo of Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 LEVA (from here) reveals the red helmet cover. |
DG27 Member Posts: 173 From: USA Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 09-22-2016 05:57 AM
Yes the inner shell of the LEVA and the shell of the EVVA were both red. However, the design and shape were different. The EVVA as used on Apollo 9 and for the LTA-8 chamber test used a close fitting shell over the bubble helmet. On the outside of the shell were the pivot attachments for the sun visors. On the other hand the LEVA that was used on Apollo 11 had the visors on the inside of the shell so the shell was enlarged and had a step in it so that it fit closely around the base of the bubble helmet but then stepped out to go on the outside of the sun visors. The LEVA has the beta cloth covered multi-layer TMG on the outside of the enlarged shell. The EVVA design was a hold over from the A6L suit with the HT-1 Nomex neck skirt replaced with Betacloth. I believe the LEVA offered better protection for the astronaut especially for longer exposures to the thermal environment and micro-meteroids. I am sure there is an interesting story about the change from EVVA to LEVA but I have never found any information on the design change. A very cool photo, one that I had not seen before. Many thanks for posting it. |
garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-22-2016 09:30 AM
I never knew those parts were red. Thanks for the photos Robert. Hi Lou! |