26 March 2018

Saw a Bit of History Today

This was the space suit issued to Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin for his role as a backup for the Apollo 8 flight.

He used it for training for Apollo 11, as did William Pogue for the Skylab mission training.

It's in the lobby of ILC-Dover, and seeing it made my day.

You can click on this for a full size image.

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