Apollo 9 Mission

Apollo 9 was the first manned flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) along with the Lunar Module (LM). Its three-person crew, consisting of Mission Commander Jim McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart tested several aspects critical to landing on the moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers. The mission was the second manned launch of a Saturn V rocket, and was the third manned mission of the Apollo Program.

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IMAGES (30)

  1. Artist's Concept of Apollo 9 Extravehicular Activity
    Artist's Concept of Apollo 9 Extravehicular Activity

    Mon, 28 Apr 2003

    American Rockwell artist's concept illustrating a part of the planned Apollo 9 extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the mission as the Commandperforming the EVA represents Astronaut Russel L. Schweickart, Apollo 9 lunar module pilot.

  2. Apollo 9 Crew Departs for Launchpad
    Apollo 9 Crew Departs for Launchpad

    Mon, 28 Apr 2003

    The Apollo 9 crew leaves the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the Apollo 9 prelaunch countdown. Leading is Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander; followed by Astronauts David R. Scott, command module pilot

  3. Mission Control During Apollo 9 Launch
    Mission Control During Apollo 9 Launch

    Mon, 28 Apr 2003

    Room in the Mission Control Center, Bldg 30, during the Apollo 9 earth orbital mission. When this photograph was taken a live television transmission was being received from Apollo 9 as it orbited the earth. The screen on the upper right hand

  4. Apollo Spacecraft During EVA
    Apollo Spacecraft During EVA

    Mon, 28 Apr 2003

    View of the docked Apollo 9 Command/Service Modules and Lunar Module, with Earth in the backgrounds stand-up extravehicular activity, on the fouth day of the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission. Scott, command module pilot, is standing

  5. Astronaut Russell Schweickart During EVA
    Astronaut Russell Schweickart During EVA

    Mon, 28 Apr 2003

    pilot, stands in "golden slippers" on the Lunar Module 3 porch during his extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission. This photograph was taken from inside the Lunar Module "Spider". The Command/Service Module

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VIDEO (8)

  1. Apollo 9: March 3, 1969
    Apollo 9 : March 3, 1969

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Watch as Apollo 9 launches into space on March 3, 1969. Credit: NASA

  2. Apollo 9 - The Adventures of Spider and Gumdrop
    Apollo 9 - The Adventures of Spider and Gumdrop

    Tue, 3 Mar 2009

    Apollo 9 was the test to prove that NASA had a vehicles (Spider the moon module and Gumdrop the command module) to take astronauts to the moon. credit: NASA

  3. Apollo 9 Lunar Module Undocks from Command Module
    Apollo 9 Lunar Module Undocks from Command Module

    Fri, 1 Aug 2008

    The Apollo 9 Lunar Module, "Spider," undocks from the Command Module, "Gumdrop."

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ARTICLES (9)

  1. Exploring The Moon, Discovering Earth

    Fri, 17 Jul 2009

    …changed when they gazed upon Earth from their unique position in space. "It changed my life,"(2) said Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 astronaut. "…You only see the boundaries of nature from there…not those that are manmade …

  2. Exclusive Club Offers Legendary Astronauts' Personal Space Relics

    Thu, 21 May 2009

    …possibly the most riveting mission in space exploration history, Apollo 13, from astronaut Fred Haise ; a segment of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module insulation personally removed by astronaut Rusty Schweickart and a Space Shuttle tire segment that flew with astronaut …

  3. July 18 Conference in Washington D.C. To Examine Impact of Civilian Space Travel on U.S. Culture, Economy and Global Relations

    Mon, 16 Jul 2007

    …and VP of Smith Barney (Global Stock investing). Special Video Addresses and Interviews with: Rusty Schweickart -- The Apollo 9 astronaut, co-founder of the Association of Space Explorers, chairman and founder of the B612 Foundation, an international …