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James Kitchell, Executive Producer, NBC News Space Unit
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James Kitchell with a small and large model. Caption reads: "MOON SHIP MODEL — James W. Kitchell, executive producer of NB News' color television coverage of the Apollo IX mission which is scheduled for launch from Cape Kennedy, Fla., Friday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m. NYT, is shown standing in front of NBC News' full-scale mockup of the Apollo IX lunar module holding a model of the moon ship. The 10-day mission will include the first manned test of the two-man moon module. NBC News will use the 24-foot-high mockup of the two-stage space ship located at NBC News Space Center in New York to explain and illustrate what actually is taking place aboard the module during its earth orbital flight. NBC News will present special live color coverage of the Apollo IX mission on the NBC Television Network beginning at 10 a.m. NYT."
January 31, 1969
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