Apollo 9

Apollo 9
	David Scott performs a standup EVA from Command Module Gumdrop, seen from docked Lunar Module Spider
Mission type	Lunar Module test flight
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	CSM: 1969-018A; LM: 1969-018C;
SATCAT no.	CSM: 3769; LM: 3771;
Mission duration	10 days, 1 hours, 54 seconds
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Apollo CSM-104; Apollo LM-3;
Manufacturer	CSM: North American Rockwell; LM: Grumman;
Launch mass	95,231 pounds (43,196 kg)
Landing mass	11,094 pounds (5,032 kg)
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	James A. McDivitt; David R. Scott; Russell L. Schweickart;
Callsign	CSM: Gumdrop; LM: Spider;
EVAs	1
EVA duration	77 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date	March 3, 1969, 16:00:00 UTC
Rocket	Saturn V SA-504
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39A
End of mission
Recovered by	USS Guadalcanal
Decay date	October 23, 1981 (LM)
Landing date	March 13, 1969, 17:00:54 UTC
Landing site	North Atlantic Ocean; 23°15′N 67°56′W / 23.250°N 67.933°W
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee	204 kilometers (127 mi)
Apogee	497 kilometers (309 mi)
Inclination	33.8 degrees
Period	91.55 minutes
Epoch	March 5, 1969
Docking with LM
Docking date	March 3, 1969, 19:01:59 UTC
Undocking date	March 7, 1969, 12:39:06 UTC
Docking with LM Ascent Stage
Docking date	March 7, 1969, 19:02:26 UTC
Undocking date	March 7, 1969, 21:22:45 UTC
	; Left to right: McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart Apollo program ← Apollo 8 Apollo 10 →

Apollo 9 was a mission in NASA's Apollo program. It was the third crewed 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.^[3] The mission was launched on March 3, 1969.^[3] 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.

Apollo 9 Media

Apollo 9 space-flown silver Robbins medallion
McDivitt, Scott, and Schweickart train for the AS-205/208 mission in the first Block II spacecraft and space suits, which still had most of the fire hazards the Apollo 1 spacecraft had.
The launch vehicle for Apollo 9 being taken to Pad 39A
LM-3 arrives at KSC, June 1968
Apollo 9 backup crew training in Gumdrop
Schweickart with the life support backpack
Apollo 9 launches from Kennedy Space Center, March 3, 1969
Schweickart during his EVA, photographed by Scott standing up in the command module hatch

References

↑ Orloff, Richard W. (September 2004) [First published 2000]. "Table of Contents". Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference. NASA History Division, Office of Policy and Plans. NASA History Series. Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 0-16-050631-X. LCCN 00061677. NASA SP-2000-4029. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Apollo 9". NASA. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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[Orloff-1] Orloff, Richard W. (September 2004) [First published 2000]. "Table of Contents". Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference. NASA History Division, Office of Policy and Plans. NASA History Series. Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 0-16-050631-X. LCCN 00061677. NASA SP-2000-4029. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

[satcat-2] McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[nasa-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Apollo 9". NASA. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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