EP-95 ON THE MOON WITH APOLLO 16

FIGURE 60.-Retrieving film from the SIM.

FIGURE 60.-Retrieving film from the SIM. In A, the astronaut is shown egressing through the CM hatch. All three astronauts must wear spacesuits to protect themselves against the vacuum of space. In B, an astronaut has moved to the vicinity of the SIM and is preparing to remove the film from one camera. He holds himself to the spacecraft by inserting his feet into special footholds, termed golden slippers because they were formerly gold colored. In 0, he is removing the film cassette. The other astronaut documents the procedure with photographs and verbal descriptions. He also helps by passing the cassettes to the astronaut in the CM for storage. NASA PHOTO S-72-16323.


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