Question: How was Morehead Planetarium connected to the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-Soyuz programs?
Answer: Nearly every astronaut who participated in the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-Soyuz programs trained at Morehead Planetarium, as well as several astronauts who later flew on the space shuttle.
Bonus info: Constructing the special equipment for each mission’s training at Morehead Planetarium often involved creative solutions. One special projector for the Apollo trainings had to be put together using old wax cans fitted with miniature light bulbs. A device for the Gemini missions training was constructed from plywood, cloth, foam rubber, and paper mounted on two barber’s chairs.
