[Atmob-discuss] Capt. Alan Bean at Mos last night

[Peter T]

"...huge hole in his sock !".  That's funny! Yes, he would have gotten a "kick" out of that photo last night, as he explained that they (astronauts) were only human like everyone else.
   
  Wow! I completely forgot to mention his artwork that he showed (through the slides) and explained how he painted them and the wonderful stories behin each one of them. 
  There was also some interesting Q&A btwn a Russian man in the audience, who had (somehow) been involved in the Russian space program around the same time.
  Pretty interesting....
  +Peter+
   
   
  

"Paul A. Valleli" <valleli at rcn.com> wrote:
    Peter,
  Oh m'gosh ! Fromm the pictures, Alan has gotten much older too.
   
  In July, 1969, five of us ATMoB members got press passes as photographers for Apollo 11 and drove down to the Cape. We were there several days before the launch, taking shots in the VAB and the training facilities. We got permission to go see the LEM simulator but were asked too leave our cameras behind as several astronauts were training for the next missions and we were to respect their privacy.
   
  Sure enough, Mike Mattei blurted out " Look, Alan Bean has a huge hole in his sock !". 
  It would have been fun to show that forbidden image last night. The astronauts did not wear boots or shoes during most training to prevent damage to the delicate simulator gear. Apparently, he caught the sock on a protrusion but continued his training schedule.
   
  NASA was very generous in those days and we could have flown over to Houston or out to the Pacific to observe the A11 landing but none of us could afford the airfare or the time. 
   
  Starman Paul
    
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:25:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Peter T <pjbt2 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Atmob-discuss] Capt. Alan Bean at Mos last night
To: Atmob-discuss at atmob.org

  Hi, all-
  Last night's talk by Capt. Bean was VERY interesting! He briefly reviewed the Apollo 11 & 12 missions from training to splashdown, the teamwork that it took to get there & back safely, as well as what it meant to him personnally to be the 4th man to walk on the Moon!
   
  Here's a link to a few pics that I took:
  http://picasaweb.google.com/pjbt13/CaptAlanBeanAtBostonMoS
   
  Thanks again to Noreen at the MoS for giving us the inside scoop on it!
   
  Regards,
  +Peter+
   
  Peter J.B. Teague
  N1ACT
  Plainville, MA
   
  



  
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