Hidden gems from the NASA photo archive

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With what little we can see, I'm inclined toward the Speedmaster. But Buzz's fondness for his Rolex is well documented -- he wore it a lot during pre-Moon flight training.

You sure you are not confusing Buzz with Collins? Never seen Buzz wearing a Rolex. Collins wore a Rolex Turn-O-Graph at times during training for Apollo 11.



Here is a good one of Aldrin during Gemini 12 training.


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You are your not confusing Buzz with Collins? Never seen Buzz wearing a Rolex. Collins wore a Rolex Turn-O-Graph at times during training for Apollo 11.



Here is a good one of Aldrin during Gemini 12 training.


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Oops -- I confused Aldrin with Lovell. It's Lovell who loved his GMT. My bad 馃榿
 
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Oops -- I confused Aldrin with Lovell. It's Lovell who loved his GMT. My bad 馃榿

I think many of them loved their GMT's, maybe even more than their Speedmasters.
 
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Here's a hidden gem indeed, but it's kinda Mickey Mouse

Buzz Aldrin's official portrait as Commandant of the Air Force Test Pilot School
 
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Here's a hidden gem indeed, but it's kinda Mickey Mouse

Buzz Aldrin's official portrait as Commandant of the Air Force Test Pilot School
Man, he could use a trim. Of course I would never tell him that. Buzz can wear his hair however he likes it. 馃槜
 
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Looks like Skylab doesn't get much attention... Here's an image of LtCol Gerald Carr after spending 84 days in space onboard Skylab 4...
He was wearing two wristwatches 馃憤
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May 1965 pre-mission press briefings Edward White II wore an Omega Speedmaster 105.003 chronograph
Stay tuned for some Gemini IV gems... in June
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Looks like Skylab doesn't get much attention... Here's an image of LtCol Gerald Carr after spending 84 days in space onboard Skylab 4.

Only if you're a Seiko fan. Here's a photo of Gerald Carr and William Pogue. I wonder what's on Pogue's other wrist...

 
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That has been discussed multiple times, Pogue wore a SEIKO 6139-6005, the first automatic chronograph in space... and a Speedmaster 馃摉
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Training for the Skylab 4 mission
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Onboard Skylab 4 in 1974...
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25 years ago, USAF test pilot Joe Engle was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster California, honoring test pilots who have contributed to aviation and space research & development. He remains the only human being to have flown two different types of winged vehicles in space: X-15 rocket plane and the Space Shuttle. A total of 6 official individual NASA portraits were made of Joe Engle... on his first (1971) and on his last (1986) he was wearing an Omega Speedmaster chronograph
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Here's something you don't see everyday: an electronics wiz on a quest to re-create cutting-edge 1960s technology -- the DSKY display for the Apollo Guidance Computer. This is not a visual re-creation -- it's a true, physical re-creation -- right down to the chemical composition of the illumination elements. Talk about passion for something obscure. Wow.

Here's a link to some info on the Apollo Guidance Computer and the DSKY.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
 
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And here's something pretty cool: a DSKY simulator for your iPad!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dsky/id567387896?mt=8

From the developer:

"Although you can鈥檛 use Dsky to maneouvre your LEM or land on the moon, you can use it for some real-world down-to-earth applications:

Current GPS Latitude, Longitude and Altitude

Current attitude using the iPad acccelerometers.

Distance-to-go, time and velocity, using the iPad internal GPS.

A subset of the original DSKY verbs and nouns is faithfully implemented, allowing you to program and use the Dsky just like the Apollo astronauts did.

Unlike the original DSKY, you can configure Dsky to use your own choice of units: Meters, Nautical Miles or Statute Miles."
 
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June 1968, American physician Jo Kerwin testing equipment for the Apollo 8 mission...
In 1968, NASA was extensively using long white velcro straps to put the Speedmaster chronograph over the A7 space suit
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About half-way the " Speedmaster 60th anniversary year " ... 100% ready for the June update...
June 1, 1965 gemini IV astronaut Edward White taking his pre flight physical examination, wearing an Omega Speedmaster 105.003-64
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Gotta love the gold visor and the pair of Speedmaster 105.003-64 chronographs...
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Looking remarkably calm for someone about to take a step out of a spacecraft...
 
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Line up of wristwatches onboard the International Space Station ISS during Expedition 40 in the summer of 2014:
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I bet Omega was thrilled to see another broken crown on an X-33 broadcast all over the internet again.