NASA Photo ID: S66-31665           File Name: 10074342.jpg
Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 05/03/66
Title: Astronaut Eugene Cernan during training with AMU on the KC-135
Description:
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, pilot of the Gemini 9 space flight,
participates  in extravehicular training under zero-gravity conditions
aboard a KC-135  aircraft. Here, he is donning the Astronaut Maneuvering
Unit (AMU) back pack  after egressing a Gemini mock-up. The AMU back pack
is mounted in the adapter  equipment section of the mock-up. Cernan wears
an Extravehicular Life Support System chest pack.                 

Subject terms:
AIRCRAFT                                
ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
ASTRONAUTS                              
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
GEMINI 9 FLIGHT                         
GEMINI PROJECT                          
KC-135                                  
MAN OPERATED PROPULSION SYSTEMS         
MANNED MANEUVERING UNITS                
WEIGHTLESSNESS                          
WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION               

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