Apollo 9 Gumdrop-Spider crewed lunar-module test spacecraft family
NASA Apollo 9 spacecraft family performed the first crewed flight of the complete Apollo configuration, testing the lunar module, rendezvous, docking, propulsion, navigation, and life-support systems in Earth orbit in March 1969.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Apollo 9Apollo 9 spacecraftGumdropSpiderApollo 9 command and service moduleApollo 9 lunar module
- Family Name
- Apollo 9
- Full Name
- Apollo 9 Gumdrop-Spider crewed lunar-module test spacecraft family
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraftorbiterlanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA Apollo 9 spacecraft family performed the first crewed flight of the complete Apollo configuration, testing the lunar module, rendezvous, docking, propulsion, navigation, and life-support systems in Earth orbit in March 1969.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,969
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:11:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:11:12 UTC