Apollo 9

James McDivitt

• Birthday: 06/10/1929
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/03/1965
• Last Flight: 03/03/1969

James Alton "Jim" McDivitt was an American former test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer,...

David Scott

• Birthday: 06/06/1932
• Role: Command Module Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 03/16/1966
• Last Flight: 08/02/1971

David Randolph Scott is an American engineer, former NASA astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and former test pilot. He...

Rusty Schweickart

• Birthday: 10/25/1935
• Role: Lunar Module Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 03/03/1969
• Last Flight: 03/03/1969

Russell Louis "Rusty" Schweickart is an American aeronautical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut, research scien...

Mission

Apollo 9

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Apollo 9 was commanded by James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. The mission tested the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 199 rockets, including 198 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 257 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn V

The Saturn V was a human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. Most notably, the Saturn V took the Apollo program to the Moon. It still remains the world's tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and is the only launch vehicle to take humans beyond LEO.

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Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.