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Apollo 11 cremembers participates in simulation of moon's surface

Description: Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, simulates deploying the Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment on the surface of the moon during a training exercise in bldg 9 on April 22, 1969. The SWC is a component of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package (EASEP). Aldrin is the lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission (32247); Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an EMU, participates in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the moon during a training exercise in bldg 9. Armstrong is the commander of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. His is using a scoop to place the sample into a bag. On the right is a Lunar Module mock-up (32248).
 
NASA Photo ID: S69-32247 Film Type: 35mm Date Taken: 04/22/69

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