APOLLO 9

 
 
Apollo 9
Launch vehicle: Saturn 5
Launch: 3 March 1969
Recovery: 13 March 1969
Crew: James McDivitt, Russell Schweickart, David Scott
This was the first manned flight of the complete Apollo spacecraft including the LM. The mission was to test the entire integrated system, especially a manned test flight of the independent LM, and to rendezvous between the LM and CSM (CSM-104). Two  crew members conducted extravehicular activities (EVAs) and a simulated LM rescue  was conducted. The flight was successful and all objectives were met. Splashdown in the  Atlantic came after 241 hours 1 minute.

 
The Apollo 10 flight crew,  (Command Module Pilot),  (Mission Commander), and (Lunar Module Pilot).

 
 
 
The "Super Guppy"  delivering  LM-3  to the Kenney Space Center.

 
 
 
 LM-3 on a holding stand at the "Cape"

 
 
 
 
 
 
Apollo 9 Saturn  lift off , March 3, 1969.

 
 
 
LM-3 attached to the S-lVB stage prior to CSM/LM docking and separation.

 
 
View of CSM from the docked  LM-3.

 
 
 
View of CSM from LM-3.

 
 
 
 
 
Astronaut David R. Scott standing on the open CSM hatch .

 
 
 
 
Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart wearing Extravehiclar Mobility Unit (EMU) standing on the LM-3 Porch. Visible on his back is the Portable Life Support System.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
View of LM-3  from Command Service Module (CSM).

 
 
 
 
Another view of LM-3 "Spider"  from Command Service Module (CSM) "Gumdrop".

 
 
 
View of S-lVB.

 
 
Apollo 9 splash down in the Atlantic Ocean, March 13,1969.