Apollo 9
Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight test of the Apollo lunar module, flown in Earth orbit by James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Apollo IXAS-504
- Name
- Apollo 9
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight test of the Apollo lunar module, flown in Earth orbit by James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart.
- Destination
- Earth orbit for the first crewed flight of the complete Apollo spacecraft and Lunar Module, including docking, propulsion, life-support, and EVA systems tests
- End Date
- 1969-03-13
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Success
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1969-03-03
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-9/
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- Creation Time
- June 29, 2026 at 05:36:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 01:12:03 UTC
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