Lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart served as 2023 grand marshals in Washington, DC parade. Three Apollo lunar module pilots were joined by an active member of ...

Sonoma’s Rusty Schweickart appears in “Apollo 1,” a new documentary film about the mission, and will participate in a panel discussion about the movie. What: Sonoma International Film ...

Aug. 3, 2007 — -- Former astronaut Rusty Schweickart has already earned his place in the history books by flying in space on the Apollo 9 mission. However, should an asteroid crash into the ...

Here’s how it works. NASA astronaut Russell Schweickart's career-defining moment came thanks to a camera problem. During a spacewalk on the Apollo 9 mission, his colleague's movie camera jammed ...

The reality will be far less dramatic, former astronaut Rusty Schweickart told scientists at the American Geophysical Union meeting here Wednesday. Asteroid-deflection efforts will have to start ...

Nuclear weapons could be used to stop earth-bound asteroids, but in most instances, they are not the best option, said Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart during a public lecture this Wednesday in ...

Rusty Schweickart, the Apollo 9 lunar module pilot, was the first astronaut to fly the lunar module. After additional work with NASA and subsequent assignments with both federal and state ...

When you listen to Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart talk about the US government’s current approach to deflecting ELE asteroids away from Earth, you’d be excused for thinking the great minds ...

At a symposium on the danger of asteroid impacts, Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart said it's time for the planet to develop a strategy should a big rock come our way. Clara Moskowitz reports.

Rusty Schweickart comes out of the lunar module hatch for a spacewalk to test the EVA moon suit. The circular object behind him is one of the four landing pads. Photo Credits: NASA From left, Rusty ...

Launched to honor Apollo 9 astronaut Russell "Rusty" Schweickart, it recognizes students, and early career individuals working towards planetary defense solutions Renowned Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty ...