Apollo 9: ‘A Hell of a Ride’
50 years ago, we tested the capabilities of our Moon landing spacecraft in Earth’s orbit. Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart performed systems checks and gathered data. The Lunar Module and the Command Module separated by nearly 100 miles and an engine burn check brought them back together. A challenging rendezvous and docking proved the abilities of the hardware. This historic mission launched on March 3, 1969 as an engineering mission and paved the way for future Apollo missions.
This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_0301_Celebrating%2050%20Years%20of%20Apollo%209%20-%20A%20Hell%20of%20a%20Ride.html
For sure they had better and funnier names than now
i really hope i live to see us go back to the moon mad that it was all 50 years ago i hope we never give up on spaceflight its the best thing we've ever done
This is the first time I saw apollo 9 very cool.
long live Apollo 9
long live Apollo 9
I want to be an astronaut and walk on mars and go to the international space station
So whacha find on the moon? Lotta dust? Money well spent?
Cute model!
Minuto 2.16…..Mas quem é que acredita que isto está no espaço? Reparem bem…chapas amolgadas e arrebitadas entre si?Havendo fissuras entre as mesmas?
Even in their 80's, these guys are all sharp as a tack. Goes to show that they really were the best of the best.