Apollo 9 Lunar Module Spider in Landing Configuration

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Title - Alternative

Spider in Lunar Landing Configuration

Keywords

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

Photo Description

Apollo 9 LM Viewed from CSM. Excellent view of the Apollo 9 lunar module, in a lunar landing configuration, as photographed from the command/service module on the fifth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission. The lunar module "Spider" is flying upside down in relation to the Earth below. The landing gear on the "Spider" has been deployed. Lunar surface probes (sensors) extend out from the landing gear foot pads. Inside the "Spider" were astronauts James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot. Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot, remained at the controls in the command module "Gumdrop" while the other two astronauts checked out the lunar module.

Publication Date

3-7-1969

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

DP0057524-0041a

NASA Photo Number

AS-9-21-3189

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.

Additional Rights Statement

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

Recommended Citation

"Apollo 9 Lunar Module Spider in Landing Configuration" (1969). Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969. 41.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/nasa-photographs-volume-1/41