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View of new centrifuge at Flight Acceleration Facility 01/1966

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-apo00-10000

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 31 cm

View of the new centrifuge at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), located in the Flight Acceleration Facility. The 50-ft. arm can swing the three man gondola to create g-forces astronauts will experience during controlled flight and during reentry. The centrifuge was designed primarily for training Apollo astronauts. Jan 20 1966

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1966 - APOLLO - CENTRIFUGE - GRAVITY - HOUSTON - SPACE - SPACE CENTER - TRAINING - USA -