NASA Photo ID: S69-34967           File Name: 10075222.jpg
Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 05/24/69
Title: Apollo 11 crewmembers participate in water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description:
The third member of the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission 
egresses Apollo Boilerplate 1102 during water egress training in the Gulf
of  Mexico. The other two crewmen are in raft. Taking part in the training
were  Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command
module  pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. The three
crewmen  practiced donning and wearing biological isolation garments
(B.I.G.) as a  part of the exercise. The Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC)
swimmer standing up,  who assisted in the training, is also wearing a
B.I.G.              
Subject terms:
APOLLO 11                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
ASTRONAUTS                              
CREWS                                   
EGRESS                                  
GARMENTS                                
GULF OF MEXICO                          
ISOLATION                               
LIFE RAFTS                              
MOCK-UP                                 
SIMULATION                              
TRAINING DEVICES                        
WATER LANDING                           

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