g12_v_bw_o_n (S-66-54935)
“GEMINI XII UNDERWATER TRAINING – Astronaut Edwin Aldrin, pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Gemini XII space flight, practices extravehicular work tasks during underwater zero-gravity training. He works on the docking collar of the Agena Target Docking Vehicle mockup using hand holds to secure himself to the vehicle. The underwater environment closely simulates the zero-gravity condition found in space.”
I find the caption header of ‘ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES...’ an odd departure from nearly all official NASA captions. Possibly some sort of contractual arrangement as part of their rendering of services.
And those services, as best as I can indirectly ascertain, pertained to/facilitated effectively working in a zero-g environment. With the myriad of difficulties encountered by previous Gemini Astronauts during their EVAs, NASA may have called in contractor help.
g12_v_bw_o_n (S-66-54935)
“GEMINI XII UNDERWATER TRAINING – Astronaut Edwin Aldrin, pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Gemini XII space flight, practices extravehicular work tasks during underwater zero-gravity training. He works on the docking collar of the Agena Target Docking Vehicle mockup using hand holds to secure himself to the vehicle. The underwater environment closely simulates the zero-gravity condition found in space.”
I find the caption header of ‘ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES...’ an odd departure from nearly all official NASA captions. Possibly some sort of contractual arrangement as part of their rendering of services.
And those services, as best as I can indirectly ascertain, pertained to/facilitated effectively working in a zero-g environment. With the myriad of difficulties encountered by previous Gemini Astronauts during their EVAs, NASA may have called in contractor help.