Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin undergoes zero-gravity training aboard KC-135
Description:
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, undergoes zero-gravity training aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 jet aircraft from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Aldrin is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), the type of equipment which he will wear on the lunar surface.
Date Taken:
1969-07-15
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XI
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUT
Subject Terms:
TRAINING
Subject Terms:
WEIGHTLESS
Subject Terms:
ENVIRONMENT
Subject Terms:
TESTS
Subject Terms:
WEIGHTLESSNESS
Subject Terms:
EXTRAVEHICULAR
Subject Terms:
MOBILITY
Subject Terms:
UNITS
Subject Terms:
11
Subject Terms:
PERFORMANCE
Subject Terms:
KC-135
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S69-39269
Film Type:
4x5 BW
UID:
SPD-JSC-S69-39269
original url:

Astronaut Edwin Aldrin undergoes zero-gravity training aboard KC-135