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David Scott at the Hatch of Gumdrop
Keywords
Aeronautics, Apollo 9, Command Module, David Scott, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Lunar Module Spider, NASA
Photo Description
Excellent view of the docked Apollo 9 Command/Service Module and Lunar Module "Spider," with Earth in the background, during astronaut David R. Scott's extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission. Scott, command module pilot, is standing in the open hatch of the Command Module "Gumdrop." Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott from the porch of the "Spider." Inside the "Spider" was astronaut James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander. Land area in the center of the picture is the Mississippi River Valley.
Publication Date
3-15-1969
Format
image/jpeg
Number of Images
2
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Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Original Size
8" x 10"
Identifier
DP0057524-0046a
NASA Photo Number
AS9-20-3064
Photo Credit
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location
John C. Hitt Library
Department
Special Collections & University Archives
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 Docked Spider and Gumdrop During EVA" (1969). Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969. 47.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/nasa-photographs-volume-1/47
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Keywords
Aeronautics, Apollo 9, Command Module, David Scott, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Lunar Module Spider, NASA