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Apollo -- August 1968
The prime crew of the first
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7/16/08
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right are astronauts R. Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele and Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr. |
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7/16/08 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
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Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (stepping into life raft), Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. They have just egressed the Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102, and are awaiting helicopter pickup. Inflated bags were used to upright the boilerplate. Manned Spaceflight Center swimmers assisted in the training exercise. |
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1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
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Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, is seen in Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102 during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In foreground is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., in center is Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, and in background is Astronaut Walter Cunningham. |
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1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
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Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In hatch of the Apollo egress trainer (command module) is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Sitting in life raft are Astronauts Walter Cunningham (on left) and Donn F. Eisele. A team of Manned Spaceflight Center swimmers assisted with the training exercise. The inflated bags were used to upright the trainer prior to egress. |
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1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
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Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are Astronauts Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter M. Schirra Jr. |
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1968-08-05 |
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