No helmets?

LJK — 7/6/2006 7:40:35 PM (archived)

I thought the astronauts had to wear their spacesuits when returning
to Earth? If that is the case, wouldn't Bean's space helmet have
protected him from the camera smack? Or did it hit that hard?

http://www.apolloarchive.com/apg_subject_index.php?gallery=12

I know on Gemini 3 they hit so hard upon splashdown that Grissom lurched
forward and cracked the faceplate of his space helmet, so they were wearing
them during Gemini.

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Lost Apollo landing movie resurfaces - Raoul - 7/6/2006 4:31:38 PM
- re: Lost Apollo landing movie resurfaces (second try) - Raoul - 7/6/2006 4:33:15 PM
  - definitely edited - dd - 7/8/2006 12:25:39 AM
  - re: Sorry...Jim Oberg, I meant (n/t) - Raoul - 7/6/2006 4:34:25 PM
    - Isn't it amazing... - LJK - 7/6/2006 7:14:19 PM
      - re: Well... - Raoul - 7/6/2006 7:26:43 PM
        
        No helmets? - LJK - 7/6/2006 7:40:35 PM
        
        re: No ! - Raoul - 7/6/2006 8:07:00 PM
        
        The example of Soyuz 11 - ljk - 7/7/2006 3:52:11 AM
        
        re: Yes, and yet the Apollo astronauts still didn't wear spacesuits (n/t) - Raoul - 7/7/2006 5:38:59 AM
        
        Apollo 11 Saturn 5 Audio Archive on CD - LJK - 7/14/2006 3:57:10 PM
        
        Finding the lost Apollo 11 tapes - LJK - 7/14/2006 7:05:07 PM

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