Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
The Apollo 9 Prime Crew
Full Description:
Portrait of the Apollo 9 prime crew in their space suits. From left to right they are: Commander, James A. McDivitt, Command Module pilot, David R. Scott, and Lunar Module pilot, Russell L. Schweickart. The Apollo 9 mission was designed to test the Apollo Command/Service and Lunar Modules in Earth orbit. The purpose was to verify that the Command/Service Module (CSM) could successfully dock with the Lunar Module (LM). The mission was also to test the LM systems in a "free flying" attitude to ensure that it performed as per specifications.
Date:
12/18/1968
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Subject Category:
Apollo 9
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
James
Keywords:
McDivitt
Keywords:
Scott
Keywords:
Schweickart
Keywords:
Crew
Keywords:
9
Keywords:
David
Keywords:
Dave
Keywords:
Russell
Keywords:
Rusty
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Apollo 9
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
David R. Scott
facet_when:
12-18-1968
facet_when_year:
1968
Image #:
S69-17590
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1162
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S69-17590
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001162
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

The Apollo 9 Prime Crew