SCUBA TRAINING FOR ASTRONAUTS.—As floating under water in scuba gear is considered the closest thing to being weightless in outer space, 22 United States astronauts are taking this training at the naval base in Key West, Florida. The veteran astronaut of Gemini flights V and IX, Charles Conrad, is shown checking his gear before a dive (top) and leading a flight of some of the men taking the training in the officers’ club pool.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31344, 14 April 1967, Page 13
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74SCUBA TRAINING FOR ASTRONAUTS.—As floating under water in scuba gear is considered the closest thing to being weightless in outer space, 22 United States astronauts are taking this training at the naval base in Key West, Florida. The veteran astronaut of Gemini flights V and IX, Charles Conrad, is shown checking his gear before a dive (top) and leading a flight of some of the men taking the training in the officers’ club pool. Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31344, 14 April 1967, Page 13
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