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Image: Von Braun gets in the 25 foot diameter Neutral Buoyancy Simulator

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Description: en:Wernher von Braun on the ladder to the 25-foot diameter en:Neutral Buoyancy Simulator - Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director, Dr. von Braun, submerges after spending some time under water in the MSFC Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). Weighted to a neutrally buoyant condition, Dr. von Braun was able to perform tasks underwater which simulated weightless conditions found in space.
Title: Von Braun gets in the 25 foot diameter Neutral Buoyancy Simulator
Credit: http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=3244
Author: NASA
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