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THE SPACE PROGRAM The Early Years The Mercury Program The Gemini Program The Apollo Program Apollo 1 Apollo 7 Apollo 8 Apollo 9 Apollo 10 Apollo 11 Apollo 12 Apollo 13 Apollo 14 Apollo 15 Apollo 16 Apollo 17 Skylab Apollo-Soyuz The Shuttle Program Program Info Orbiter Info Mission Info The Space Station Background Assembly Dog Crews Mars Missions Art |
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PHOTO: The Apollo 9 Prime Crew Portrait of the Apollo 9 prime crew in their space suits. From left to right they are: Commander, James A. McDivitt, Command Module pilot, David R. Scott, and Lunar Module pilot, Russell L. Schweickart. The Apollo 9 mission was designed to test the Apollo Command/Service and Lunar Modules in Earth orbit. The purpose was to verify that the Command/Service Module (CSM) could successfully dock with the Lunar Module (LM). The mission was also to test the LM systems in a "free flying" attitude to ensure that it performed as per specifications. |
