Astronauts who were part
of the Apollo moon
mission training right
here in Hawaii over 40
years ago.
KITV four's Pete Caggiano
has a look at the
historic pics-- all new
at 6.
15:46-16:00 Rob Kelso
PISCES Executive Dir rob
Current pic phoner,rover
pic 5, "WHAT WE WANTED TO
DO IS CAPTURE SOMETHING
THAT WAS VERY HISTORIC
THAT WAS DONE IN HAWAII
WHERE HAWAII WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
TRAINING AND READINESS
FOR PUTTING MAN ON THE
SURFACE OF THE MOON"
Mission accomplished!
Pacific International
Space Center executive
director Rob Kelso helped
find and release
never-before seen pics of
early Apollo astronauts
training right here on
the big island... alan
shepherd pic 10 Kelso is
a former space shuttle
flight director and says
Hawaii's an ideal
training ground.
22:47-23:02 Rob Kelso
PISCES Executive Dir
apollo valley pic 4, 1
"THE THING THAT SETS
HAWAII APART FROM ALMOST
EVERY OTHER PLACE IN THE
WORLD IS THAT IT IS
ALMOST AN EXACT REPLICA
OF THE SURFACE WE SEE ON
THE MOON AND ON MARS" pic
8, pic 6 geography Many
of the Apollo astronauts
that walked on the moon
trained right here in
Hawaii. It's our unique
landscape that drew the
astronauts here.
24.43-24:55 Rob Kelso
PISCES Executive Dir pic
7, Maybe video file tape
4642 8:20-8:24 "IF YOU
HAVE BEEN UP TO MAUNA KEA
AND MAUNA LOA YOU KNOW
THEIR AREN'T ANY PLANTS
AND NO VEGETATION UP
THERE AND IT'S RED LIKE
THE RED SOIL OF MARS
AND IT LOOKS YOUR IN A
DIFFERENT WORLD" pic2,
dome file 4642 Not only
do these pictures peer
into Hawaii's space
history but give a
glimpse at the future as
well. Just last year
scientists from the
University of Hawaii and
Cornell used Mauna Loa as
a test site to mimic
space conditions.
23:03-32.15 Rob Kelso
PISCES Executive Dir file
footage 4642, pic 9, pic
3 IT MAKES A GREAT PLACE
FOR SCIENTISTS AND
ASTRONAUTS TO COME AND DO
GEOLOGIC FIELD TRAINING
IN PREPARATION FOR NOT
ONLY APOLLO MISSIONS BUT
FOR FUTURE MISSIONS TO
THE MOON AND MARS Hawaii
firmly part of space
history.....and space
future. Pete Caggiano
Kitv 4 News
If you want to see the
historic pics just head
2 C1
If you want to see the
historic pics just head
to our website KITV4.com.
One cool side note to
that... Hawaii also
played a role in the END
of those historic
missions.. Watch this!
25:25 EACH TIME AFTER THE
LANDING IN THE PACIFIC...
THE ASTRONAUTS COME TO
HAWAII BEFORE RETURNING
TO HOUSTON 25:31
Hawaii's role in space
exploration remains
strong to this day.
If you could meet anyone
in the world- who would
it be?
How one mans new years
resolution came true!
PLUS-- a recap of today's
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