g_v_bw_o_n (S-63-2087)
“New Flight Crew at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., Viewing Spacecraft Hardware in the McDonnell Shop Area.
12-12-62”
I think the Astronauts are Frank Borman in the lower left corner (speaking with possibly Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation & General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke); Neil Armstrong, with the gentleman pointing; and maybe…Gus Grissom on the far right, in the darker suit. The others I safely assume to be other McDonnell Aircraft representatives.
If the photograph is dated correctly, Armstrong had been - to the day - a NASA Astronaut for three months…if that’s indeed him.
I can’t help but wonder whose legs are extending below the rendezvous and recovery section, precariously perched on a rail of the workstand/scaffold(ing). Those are dress shoes & slacks. Another astronaut? If so…in order to get a closer look…maybe someone diminutive, like Pete Conrad? 😉
g_v_bw_o_n (S-63-2087)
“New Flight Crew at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., Viewing Spacecraft Hardware in the McDonnell Shop Area.
12-12-62”
I think the Astronauts are Frank Borman in the lower left corner (speaking with possibly Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation & General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke); Neil Armstrong, with the gentleman pointing; and maybe…Gus Grissom on the far right, in the darker suit. The others I safely assume to be other McDonnell Aircraft representatives.
If the photograph is dated correctly, Armstrong had been - to the day - a NASA Astronaut for three months…if that’s indeed him.
I can’t help but wonder whose legs are extending below the rendezvous and recovery section, precariously perched on a rail of the workstand/scaffold(ing). Those are dress shoes & slacks. Another astronaut? If so…in order to get a closer look…maybe someone diminutive, like Pete Conrad? 😉