NASA Photo ID: S71-34286 File Name: 10075697.jpg
Film Type: 120mm Date Taken: 05/02/71
Title: Apollo 15 prime crew aboard NASA Motor Vessel Retriever water egress training
Description:
The prime crewmen of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, aboard the NASA
Motor Vessel Retriever, talk with the assigned lead underwater demolition
team (UDT) swimmer for recovery operations of the mission. The crewmen were
in the Gulf of Mexico to take part in water egress training. From left to
right are U.S. Navy Lt. Fred W. Schmidt, Astronauts Alfred M. Worden,
command module pilot; James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot; and David R.
Scott, commander.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 15 FLIGHT
APOLLO PROJECT
ASTRONAUT TRAINING
ASTRONAUTS
BOATS
DIVERS
EGRESS
GULF OF MEXICO
WATER LANDING
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