Apollo 9's Russell "Rusty" Schweickart was the first of the Apollo astronauts to go outside the spacecraft. In an exclusive interview with XPrize, he recalls that as Dave Scott began filming his ...

During a spacewalk on the Apollo 9 mission, his colleague's movie camera jammed, and Schweickart was given an order to sit tight for 5 minutes while the team troubleshot it.He was left to look out ...

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.

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 ...

Russell “Rusty” Schweickart was among the first astronauts in space and the first to pilot the lunar module during the Apollo ...

Rusty Schweickart comes out of the lunar module hatch for a spacewalk to test the EVA moon suit. ... Apollo 9 never left low earth orbit, ...

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 ...

Flying with Apollo 9 crewmates Rusty Schweickart and David Scott, McDivitt’s mission was the first in-space test of the lightweight lunar lander, nicknamed Spider.

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, and Schweickart was ...

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, and Schweickart was given ...