NASA Photo ID: S69-25878           File Name: 10075034.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5 BW                  Date Taken: 02/23/69
  Title: Astronaut Russell Schweickart wears EMU and PLSS for countdown test
  Description:
  Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 9 prime 
  crew, wears the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) which he will use during 
  his scheduled Apollo 9 extravehicular activity. In addition to the space
  suit  and bubble helmet, the EMU also includes a portable life support
  system  (PLSS) back pack, an Oxygen Purge System (seen atop the PLSS), and
  a Remote  Control Unit on his chest. When this photograph was taken,
  Schweickart was  suited up to participate in an Apollo 9 Countdown
  Demonstration Test.               
  Subject terms:
  APOLLO 9                                
  APOLLO PROJECT                          
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  COUNTDOWN                               
  EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
  EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS           
  PORTABLE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS           
  SPACE SUITS                             
  TESTING                                 
  

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