Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., backup crew pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gemini-9 spaceflight, practices donning the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU) backpack in Building 5. An AMU will be used by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, prime crew pilot, during Gemini-9 extravehicular activity (EVA).
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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., backup crew pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gemini-9 spaceflight, practices donning the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU) backpack in Building 5. An AMU will be used by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, prime crew pilot, during Gemini-9 extravehicular activity (EVA).