Apollo 9 Astronauts Testing Lunar Module in Earth Orbit

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Title - Alternative

Television Transmission of Apollo 9 Lunar Module Test

Keywords

Aeronautics, Apollo 9, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Lunar Module, NASA

Photo Description

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. Television transmission today depicts Apollo 9 astronauts James A. McDivitt, foreground, and Russell L. Schweickart standing in their lunar module spacecraft, orbiting 300 miles above the United States mainland. This pass was made during the space pilots' 22nd hour in Earth orbit while the lunar module was docked to the command module flown by David R. Scott. McDivitt and Schweickart had transferred from the command module through a tunnel to the lunar module to test the two-man craft, similar to the one that is to land Americans on the Moon later this year. At the completion of their checkout, McDivitt and Schweickart returned to the command module. They were launched on the planned 10-day flight by an Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center at 11 a.m., EST, March 3, 1969. (The transmission was received at the Manned Space Flight Network Tracking Station at the Kennedy Space Center.)

Publication Date

3-5-1969

Format

image/jpeg

Number of Images

2

Side of Image

Front of Image

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Original Size

8" x 10"

Identifier

DP0057524-0037a

NASA Photo Number

108-KSC-69P-143; 69-H-418

Photo Credit

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Collection

Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969

Call Number

SC 010

Digital Production Specifications

Digitized by the University of Central Florida Libraries, Digital Initiatives Unit. Jpeg images were derived from no less than 600 dpi tiffs scanned on a Copibook scanner.

Use and Reproduction

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information, contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

Accessibility Status

This photograph is a government publication – not subject to copyright.

Recommended Citation

"Apollo 9 Astronauts Testing Lunar Module in Earth Orbit" (1969). Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969. 40.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/nasa-photographs-volume-1/40