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Dallas-Ft. Worth, Sherman, D …
Title Dallas-Ft. Worth, Sherman, Denison, Red River, Lake Taxoma from Apollo 9
Description View of Dallas-Ft. Worth, Sherman, Denison, Red River, Lake Taxoma as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its 122nd revolution of the earth.
Date Taken 1969-03-11
Near vertical view of Lubboc …
Title Near vertical view of Lubbock area in west Texas as seen from Apollo 9
Description Near vertical view of the Lubbock area in west Texas as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its earth-orbital mission. Conspicuous patterns of farmland surround the city and extend eastward (up) to the Caprock Escarpment. The Double Mountain fork of the Brazos River drains east (toward upper center), Leeland is at lower center, Brownfield at lower right. The sharp edge of a cloud disk cuts across the upper right corner.
Date Taken 1969-03-11
Oblique view of Houston, Tex …
Title Oblique view of Houston, Texas as seen from Apollo 9
Description Oblique view of the Houston, Texas area as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its earth-orbital mission. This picture was taken from an altitude of 103 nautical miles, at about 1:40 p.m., on March 9, 1969. Prominent features visible include highways leading out of the city, Lake Houston, San Jacinto River, Trinity Bay, Galveston Bay, Brazos River, Baytown, and Texas City.
Date Taken 1969-03-09
View of Central Texas as see …
Title View of Central Texas as seen from Apollo 9
Description Central Texas area as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its earth-orbital mission. Interstate 35 runs from Austin (right center edge of pictures) to Waco (near bottom left corner). Also, visible are the cities of Georgetown, Taylor, Temple and Killeen. The Colorado River runs through Austin. The Brazos River flows through Waco. Lake Travis is upstream from Austin. Lake Whitney is at bottom left corner of picture. The Belton Reservoir is near bottom center. The lake formed by the dam on the Lampasas River near Belton is also clearly visible.
Date Taken 1969-03-09
Dallas-Ft. Worth area as see …
Title Dallas-Ft. Worth area as seen from Apollo 9
Description Dallas-Fort Worth area as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its earth-orbital mission. The superhighways leading out of the two cities are clearly visible. The largest body of water north of Dallas is the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir. Cedar Creek Reservoir is located to the southeast of Dallas. The City of Denton is near left center edge of picture at junction of two highways leading from Fort Worth and Dallas.
Date Taken 1969-03-09
Apollo 9 prime crew particip …
Title Apollo 9 prime crew participate in water egress training
Description The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission participates in water egress training in a tank in bldg 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Egressing the Apollo command module boilerplate is Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander. In life raft are Astronauts David R. Scott (background), command module pilot, and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot.
Date Taken 1968-11-01
Apollo 9 prime crew particip …
Title Apollo 9 prime crew participates in press conference at MSC
Description The Apollo 9 prime crew participates in a press conference in bldg 1 at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). Left to right, are Astronauts Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, James A. McDivitt, commander, and David R. Scott, command module pilot.
Date Taken 1969-02-08
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
Artist concept illustrating …
Title Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9
Description Artist concept illustrating key events on day by day basis during Apollo 9 mission. First photograph illustrates activities on the first day of the mission, including flight crew preparation, orbital insertion, 103 north mile orbit, separations, docking and docked Service Propulsion System Burn (19792), Second day events include landmark tracking, pitch maneuver, yaw-roll maneuver, and high apogee orbits (19793), Third day events include crew transfer and Lunar Module system evaluation (19794), Fourth day events include use of camera, day-night extravehicular activity, use of golden slippers, and television over Texas and Louisiana (19795), Fifth day events include vehicles undocked, Lunar Module burns for rendezvous, maximum separation, ascent propulsion system burn, formation flying and docking, and Lunar Module jettison ascent burn (19796), Sixth thru ninth day events include service propulsion system burns and landmark sightings, photograph special tests (19797), Tenth day events i
Date Taken 1969-02-20
View of Mission Control duri …
Title View of Mission Control during Apollo 9 earth orbital mission
Description Overall view of the Mission Operations Control 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 side of the photo shows that transmission as it was received.
Date Taken 1969-03-03
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