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“APOLLO 11 TRAINING----Suited Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, participates in lunar surface simulation training on April 18, 1969, in Building 9, Manned Spacecraft Center. Armstrong is the prime crew commander of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Here, he simulates scooping up a lunar surface sample.”
More specifically, Neil is practicing taking a contingency sample. Note also the footpad of the Lunar Module mockup at far left.
“The Contingency Soil Sampler was a device which allowed the astronauts to quickly take a soil sample soon after they stepped onto the lunar surface. The sample was taken to the Lunar Module and stored for ascent to insure that some lunar soil would be returned to Earth even in the event of an emergency that forced early termination of the mission.”
Above at/from, with close-up images:
airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/soil-sampler-contin...
airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/soil-sampler-contin...
Both above credit: Smithsonian NASM website
Fascinating:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11ContingencySample.html
Credit: ALSJ website
The real thing. Amazing. Note also that Neil does not assume such a dynamic, “lunging” stance, possibly due to the stiffness of his pressurized suit:
www.facebook.com/Apollo-Lunar-Surface-Journal-14660030541...
Credit: Apollo Lunar Surface Journal/YouTube
Credit: Linda Hall Library/Vimeo
Last & definitely least:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/tools08.jpg
Although the site contains excellent & obscure material, to refer to Neil Armstrong as the “space-suited person” is pathetic…it’s a NASA website. A tradition like no other.
a11_v_bw_o_n (S-69-31048)
“APOLLO 11 TRAINING----Suited Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, participates in lunar surface simulation training on April 18, 1969, in Building 9, Manned Spacecraft Center. Armstrong is the prime crew commander of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Here, he simulates scooping up a lunar surface sample.”
More specifically, Neil is practicing taking a contingency sample. Note also the footpad of the Lunar Module mockup at far left.
“The Contingency Soil Sampler was a device which allowed the astronauts to quickly take a soil sample soon after they stepped onto the lunar surface. The sample was taken to the Lunar Module and stored for ascent to insure that some lunar soil would be returned to Earth even in the event of an emergency that forced early termination of the mission.”
Above at/from, with close-up images:
airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/soil-sampler-contin...
airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/soil-sampler-contin...
Both above credit: Smithsonian NASM website
Fascinating:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11ContingencySample.html
Credit: ALSJ website
The real thing. Amazing. Note also that Neil does not assume such a dynamic, “lunging” stance, possibly due to the stiffness of his pressurized suit:
www.facebook.com/Apollo-Lunar-Surface-Journal-14660030541...
Credit: Apollo Lunar Surface Journal/YouTube
Credit: Linda Hall Library/Vimeo
Last & definitely least:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/tools08.jpg
Although the site contains excellent & obscure material, to refer to Neil Armstrong as the “space-suited person” is pathetic…it’s a NASA website. A tradition like no other.