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Topic: Photo of the week 675 (September 30, 2017)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 09-29-2017 01:36 PM
Former NASA suit technician Joe Schmitt died on September 25 at the age of 101. Schmitt is seen here at left, chatting with Alan Shepard a few days before the first US manned spaceflight. In the center is Gus Grissom. |
Wehaveliftoff Member Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-29-2017 03:23 PM
Joe was having the time of his life at 45 years of age. |
Joel Katzowitz Member Posts: 808 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-29-2017 03:57 PM
Great photo of three men having fun while getting ready to make history. |
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-30-2017 02:14 AM
Never saw this great photo... thanks Ed! |
Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 09-30-2017 07:03 AM
A good choice of photo of Joe Schmitt this week Ed. Amazing he lived to be over 100 years old. An interesting chapter of him in the book "Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes" by Billy Watkins and several references to him, of course, in "The Unbroken Chain" by Pad Leader Guenter Wendt and Russell Still. |
gareth89 Member Posts: 298 From: Ireland Registered: May 2014
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posted 09-30-2017 07:08 AM
Really cool photo, very apt for the week that's in it. I can't imagine myself being in any way as relaxed as the three guys seem to be so close to the launch! Thanks Ed. |
Headshot Member Posts: 864 From: Vancouver, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 09-30-2017 08:27 AM
I was really hoping that your picture of the week would show Joe Schmitt. Thanks for the tribute to a legend of the early days of space exploration... and thanks for showing an image I had not seen before. |
Panther494 Member Posts: 402 From: London UK Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 09-30-2017 09:38 AM
Lovely tribute. Wish I could hear the conversation between the three of them. |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 10-01-2017 12:51 PM
quote: Originally posted by Panther494: Lovely tribute. Wish I could hear the conversation between the three of them.
"Ok Wally, I'll tell him. ... Hey Al they decided to fly you guys by age starting with the oldest, so Glenn will be taking your place on this flight followed by Wally. You get the 3rd sub-orbital flight" |
Wehaveliftoff Member Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-06-2017 02:51 AM
Alan looks like he sees a "pinup" close by. |