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Topic: Apollo spacesuits on display
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1085
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted November 17, 2009 01:49 PM
   
Thanks Robert. The person who emailed me didn't mention the positive air flow. Cathleen S. Lewis, PhD
Curator of International Space Programs and Spacesuits
Division of Space History I noted the Cathleen cc'ed one Michael Newfeld, author of the excellent book titled Von Braun.
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moorouge
Member Posts: 1089
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted November 17, 2009 04:52 PM
Amanda Young's book "Spacesuits" lists the location of the Apollo suits, including which one's are missing.My understanding, from researching the case of Aldrin's missing suit, is that despite what labels may say many of those on display are specially built for that purpose. The only way to be absolutely certain of what you are looking at is to check the serial number. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1085
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted November 17, 2009 05:38 PM
So are you saying that Aldrin's suit at the National Air and Space Museum is not really the one he wore on the lunar surface? Dave Scott's? Gene Cernan's? Alan Bean's?
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 23493
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted November 17, 2009 06:48 PM
All the flown Apollo spacesuits are accounted for; Aldrin's suit as well as the others on display at the National Air and Space Museum (and loaned and displayed elsewhere) are the genuine articles. | |
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