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Apollo 9 by David R. Scott of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Gulf of Mexico
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Apollo 9 prime crew particip
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Apollo 9 prime crew participates in water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
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The Apollo 9 prime crew participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Being hoisted up to the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter in a new type of rescue net (called a Billy Pugh net) is Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot. Sitting in the life raft awaiting their turn for helicopter pickup are Astronauts Russell L. Schweickart (on left), lunar module pilot, and James A. McDivitt, commander. A team of Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) swimmers assisted in the training exercise. |
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1968-11-20 |
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Apollo 9 prime crew on deck
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Apollo 9 prime crew on deck of ship prior to water egress training |
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The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior to water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right are Astronauts Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, David R. Scott, command module pilot, and James A. McDivitt, commander. In the background is the Apollo command module boilerplate which was used in the training exercise. |
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1968-11-05 |
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Astronaut David R. Scott on
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Astronaut David R. Scott on deck of ship prior to water egress training |
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Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission, relaxes on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior to water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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1968-11-05 |
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Apollo 9 prime crew inside A
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Apollo 9 prime crew inside Apollo command module boilerplate during training |
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The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission are seen inside an Apollo command module boilerplate during water egress training activity in the Gulf of Mexico. From Foreground, are Astronatus James A. McDivitt (with oxygen regulator in his mouth), commander, David R. Scott, command module pilot, and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot. |
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1968-11-05 |
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