GT-3 Virgil Grissom in Gemini-3 spacecraft prior to launch S65-23489.jpg

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[Steven P. McNicoll]

Silver suit? Early training run?


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[William R Thompson]

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

> Silver suit? Early training run?

No, the suits worn in space by the Gemini 3 crew had the
same silvery exterior as the suits worn by the Mercury astronauts.
The white exteriors didn't appear until Gemini 4.

--Bill Thompson

[William R Thompson]

"William R Thompson" > wrote:

> "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

>> Silver suit? Early training run?

> No, the suits worn in space by the Gemini 3 crew had the
> same silvery exterior as the suits worn by the Mercury astronauts.
> The white exteriors didn't appear until Gemini 4.

No, I was wrong, even if I remember seeing NASA PR
shots of the flight crew in silver suits.

--Bill Thompson

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"William R Thompson" > wrote in message
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> No, the suits worn in space by the Gemini 3 crew had the
> same silvery exterior as the suits worn by the Mercury astronauts.
> The white exteriors didn't appear until Gemini 4.
>

He's wearing a white suit in the other Gemini shots.

[William R Thompson]

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

> "William R Thompson" wrote:

>> No, the suits worn in space by the Gemini 3 crew had the
>> same silvery exterior as the suits worn by the Mercury astronauts.
>> The white exteriors didn't appear until Gemini 4.

> He's wearing a white suit in the other Gemini shots.

Yeah. At least I'm not the only person confused by this question:

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/g3c.htm

--Bill Thompson