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 ...

Former astronaut Rusty Schweickart has already earned his place in the history books by going to the moon with the Apollo 9 mission. However, should an asteroid crash into the Earth anytime soon ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 did the first manned flight test of Apollo 9 in March 1969, which paved the way four months later for Apollo 11. This has been an insanely busy year for Rusty Schweickart.

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.

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 ...

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 ...