Apollo 9
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| Mission name | Apollo 9 | ||||
| Spacecraft name | CSM: Gumdrop LM: Spider |
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| Command Module | CM-104 mass 26,801 kg |
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| Service Module | SM-104 | ||||
| Lunar Module | LM-3 mass 14,575 kg |
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| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | CSM: Gumdrop LM: Spider |
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| Booster | Saturn V SA-504 | ||||
| Launch pad | LC 39A Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA |
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| Launch date | March 3, 1969 16:00:00 UTC |
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| Landing | March 13, 1969 17:00:54 UTC North Atlantic Ocean 23°15′N 67°56′W / 23.25°N 67.933°W |
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| Mission duration | 10 d 01 h 00 m 54 s | ||||
Crew photo
Left to right: McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart
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Apollo 9 was a mission in NASA's Apollo program. It was the third manned mission in the Apollo program and was the first flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM). The crew was Commander James A. McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David R. Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Russell L. Schweickart.[1] The mission was launched on March 3, 1969.[1] The mission tested several things which were important for landing on the Moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Apollo 9". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo9.html. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
