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Apollo 11: E.Aldrin and SWC experiment

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-apo11-30027

Date

2006-07-08

Buzz is deploying the Solar Wind Collector (SWC), a foil sheet which he is pointing at the Sun. At the end of the EVA, after leaving the SWC exposed to the Sun for about 1 hour and 17 minutes, Buzz will roll up the foil and pack it in a bag for analysis back on Earth.