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"Trainee Astronauts Complete Lunar Studies, Embark by Plane for Home"

Newspaper_Clippings_1963.jpg Gene Phillippi resting on the edge of the Bonito Lava FlowThumbnailsTesting the Lunar Staff

Description: A 1963 newspaper clipping tells of the adventures of the "New Nine" at Sunset Crater and Meteor Crater. The experience was only the beginning of the Apollo training at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

Collection: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.