Apollo 9

Apollo 9
David R. Scott
Former Astronauts
James A. McDivitt
Russell L. Schweickart
Fifty-five years ago today, NASA astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart splashed down 4.5 nautical miles from the USS Guadalcanal, concluding a successful 10-day Earth-orbital mission in space.
Posted March 13, 2024
Apollo 9
David R. Scott
Former Astronauts
Russell L. Schweickart
Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot for the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module’s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalk on March 6, 1969. Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott while also performing a spacewalk. He was positioned on the porch of the lunar module […]
Posted March 7, 2024
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