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Topic: Photo of the week 752 (March 23, 2019)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-22-2019 12:46 PM
   
 Half a century ago this week, the Apollo 11 spacecraft was undergoing tests in the altitude chamber at the Kennedy Space Center. The photo shows pad leader Guenter Wendt during a run with backup crewmembers Jim Lovell, Bill Anders and Fred Haise. |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-22-2019 02:35 PM
How was the odor of a new Apollo capsule? Who knows! |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-22-2019 04:27 PM
Ed... great photo! I've been looking for a photo of the three Apollo 11 back-up crew members. Do you have one you can post? Thank you! |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 03-22-2019 06:03 PM
Guenter's bow tie is a nice touch. |
Kevmac
Member Posts: 267
From: College Station, TX
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 03-23-2019 12:50 AM
It almost looks like Lovell's suit has a mission patch on the usual upper left chest area. Anyone else think that's what it is? Is there any reason a back-up crew member would have a suit with a patch at this point in the program? Just curious. |
David C
Member Posts: 1015
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 03-23-2019 01:04 AM
I presume that's Anders, and it looks like one to me. Perhaps his Apollo 8 suit? |
Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 124
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 03-23-2019 03:47 AM
Another great photo Ed which I don't believe I have seen before. Guenter looks very smart with his bow tie and I guess you have to be probably dressed when you are dealing with three guys wearing rather 'smart suits'. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-23-2019 08:45 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Kevmac:
It almost looks like Lovell's suit has a mission patch on the usual upper left chest area.
As other photos show, none of the backup crew wore a mission patch during this test. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-23-2019 08:46 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Tom:
...photo of the three Apollo 11 back-up crew members. Do you have one you can post?
Unfortunately not. I'm still looking for one. |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 03-23-2019 12:58 PM
The corded device that Wendt is wearing is a microphone, correct? This is how he communicates with the astronauts during the run-through? Or is this device something else?Also, looks like the crew have the Omega Speedmasters on. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 03-23-2019 05:32 PM
I see that he's wearing a bow tie in this picture. He was also sporting a bow tie when I had the privilege of meeting him at the AHOF ceremony in 2001. Just an extra touch of class. |
oly
Member Posts: 905
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 03-23-2019 10:54 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Jonnyed:
The corded device that Wendt is wearing is a microphone, correct?
Yes the corded device is a microphone. The astronauts are wearing a pressure helmet and a headset. This would muffle the outside sounds. Additionally, the sound of flowing air inside the pressure helmet would further hinder hearing sounds outside.Communications via the comms would be much easier than without. There is a video of James Burke doffing an Apollo spacesuit, during which you can notice the audio of the sounds within the helmet when it is sealed, versus when it is removed. |
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