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The Apollo 9 Prime Crew Main Content
NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : S69-17590
Date : 12/18/1968

Title

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.

Keywords

Apollo 9 Crew James McDivitt David Scott Russell Schweickart Dave Scott Rusty Schweickart

Subject Category

Astronauts, Apollo 9,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: S69-17590
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001162

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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Thumbnail .jpg 90 62 14
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Medium .jpg 1500 1037 1,152
Large .jpg 3000 2074 3,832

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