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A13_0002Jim Lovell In Early LM Mockup (1963)1963

A13_0002Jim Lovell In Early LM Mockup (1963)1963Grumman Aircraft Plant, Bethpage, NY Photo from NASA

NASA or USGS No: 63-Astro. Train.-202

Jim Lovell looking out the window of a LM mock-up.NASA Caption: “Astronaut James Lovell in an Apollo-type pressure suit peers out of the window of a full-scale mock-up of the Lunar Excursion Module (LM) at the Grumman Aircraft Plant at Bethpage, Long Island, New York, during an engineering review.”

Notes: Captain Lovell was selected as an Astronaut by NASA in September 1962.

 

This image is part of a collection to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of the Apollo 13 Mission.

 

The San Diego Air and Space Museum is celebrating the 2015 Centennial of the Pan American Exposition by honoring one of the most memorable space flights in history. The Apollo 13 crew, astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise, join the San Diego Air & Space Museum Saturday, March 21st for a rare 45th Anniversary Celebration appearance and personal recap of their historic mission. The celebration also honors the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo race to the moon and those people who made it happen.

 

---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum

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