NASA Photo ID: S68-53217           File Name: 10074941.jpg
Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 10/19/68
Title: Apollo 8 prime crew seen during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description:
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot of the Apollo 8 prime 
crew, in special net being hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter
during  water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Awaiting his turn for
helicopter  pickup is Astronaut William A. Andors (in raft), lunar module
pilot. A team  of Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) swimmers assited with the
training  exercise.                 
Subject terms:
APOLLO 8                                
APOLLO PROJECT                          
APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
ASTRONAUTS                              
EGRESS                                  
GULF OF MEXICO                          
LIFE RAFTS                              
MOCK-UP                                 
SIMULATION                              
TRAINING DEVICES                        
WATER LANDING                           

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