The Apollo 9 crew had to contend with human illness as they flew the lunar module in space for the first time. ... Apollo 9's tests of Spider proved the lunar module could work in space.

Apollo 9: Travel with the crew as they launch to space Just months before Apollo 11, astronauts carried out a battery of tests on the lunar module that Neil and Buzz would use to land on the Moon.

The crew of Apollo 9 was led by Colonel James Alton McDivitt (USAF), who was Mission Commander. He was 39 years old, and command pilot of Gemini 4.

NASA . During a February 23, 1969 Apollo 9 Countdown Demonstration Test, the Apollo 9 prime crew — astronauts James A. McDivitt, commander; David R. Scott, command module pilot; and Russell L ...

The Apollo 9 crew leaves the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building on March 3, 1969, during the Apollo 9 prelaunch countdown. Leading is astronaut James A. McDivitt, ...

Apollo 9 crew (left to right) Lunar Module Pilot Russell Schweickart, Module Pilot David Scott, Commander James McDivitt, in from of their Saturn V rocket. (NASA) Bob McDonald: Apollo 9 was very ...

The Apollo 9 crew was to originally land in the ocean near Bermuda. However, waves of 10-12 feet in the Atlantic Ocean moved the landing spot to near the Bahamas.

Apollo 9 crewman Rusty Schweickart, of Sonoma, would rather look ahead. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 61°F. Saturday, February 22nd 2025 Today's e-Edition. Home Page.

Former NASA astronaut James McDivitt (pictured above, on the left) has died at the age of 93. The Apollo 9 commander passed away in his sleep in Tuscon, Arizona, last Thursday, the agency said ...