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Apollo 9 by David R. Scott of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Washington, D.C.
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The Apollo 9 Prime Crew
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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. |
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12/18/1968 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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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. |
| Date Taken |
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. |
| Date Taken |
1968-11-05 |
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