Astronaut Neil Armstrong Floats In His Space Suit In A Pool Of Water In 1967Submitted by 1Arcite t3_117qobm in OldSchoolCool
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This is a fun question! NASA used swimming pools during Apollo training for two reasons:
First, to practice the final stage of an Apollo mission: splashdown. If the capsule sinks (which happened to Gus Grissom during the Mercury program), astronauts need to be able to exit the capsule and float until they are rescued.
Second, to practice operating in space outside of their spaceship, called EVA (extra-vehicular activity).
Looking at the photo, I'm guessing this was spashdown training.
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