Previous  Next
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 cremembers participates in simulation of moon's surface

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, simulates deploying the Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment on the surface of the moon during a training exercise in bldg 9 on April 22, 1969. The SWC is a component of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package (EASEP). Aldrin is the lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission (32247); Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an EMU, participates in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the moon during a training exercise in bldg 9. Armstrong is the commander of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. His is using a scoop to place the sample into a bag. On the right is a Lunar Module mock-up (32248).



Catalog Date: 22 April 1969
Film Type: 35mm
NASA image: S69-32248


Please support this web site:
Cafe Press Apollo Explorer Store Apollo Explorer Bookstore Make a donation

Email darren@apolloexplorer.co.uk


Please support this web site:
Cafe Press Apollo Explorer Store Apollo Explorer Bookstore Make a donation

Email darren@apolloexplorer.co.uk