Their mission launched on December 21, 1968 and lasted for six days. The Lunar Module was completed in time for Apollo 9, the first earth orbit test of that equipment. On March 3, 1969 ...

The Apollo program is arguably the most famous achievement of the United States regime, but how much do you really know about ...

Apollo 9 : space duet of Spider Gumdrop Offers a view of the Apollo 9 astronauts before, during and after their Earth orbital mission. Presents a pictorial record of the training, launch, and ...

During his space walk on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 mission, Astronaut Russell Schweickart shot photos of Astronaut David Scott, who was standing in an open hatch of the command module (Gumdrop).

18, 2022 7:32 a.m. WASHINGTON — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was also the ...

Astronauts get all the glory, but true STEM geeks know the people at mission control are superstars, too. Don’t believe us? Take a tour of the Apollo Mission Control Center. In 1985, the room ...