Apollo 9

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Apollo 9 Takes the Lunar Module for a Test Drive
March 12, 2020



(...) In this image, McDivitt and Schweickart tested the lunar module in Earth orbit, while Scott remained behind in the command and service module. During the mission, Schweickart also performed a spacewalk to test the lunar spacesuits to be worn on the Moon.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/this-week-in-nasa-history-apollo-9-splashes-down-march-13-1969.html

EDIT 14.03.23
https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1635279568222437381
Apollo 9: 'A Hell of a Ride'


E 14.03.2024

13 mars 1969
Il y a 55 ans, retour en mer dans le Pacifique de l'équipage après un vol de 10 jours 01 heure dans l'espace, et récupéré par l'USS Guadalcanal

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1767689276425417030

The Apollo 9 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic #OTD in 1969 to conclude a successful 10-day Earth-orbital mission.
Apollo 9's significance echoes today as it took NASA one step closer to the lunar surface, proving that the lunar module was ready for its crucial task.

https://x.com/NASAhistory/status/1767913516579627173