Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Apollo 9
Its three-person crew, consisting of Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, spent ten days in low Earth orbit testing several aspects critical to landing on the Moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 43,196.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
1969
23rd orbital launch attempt
Saturn V
4th mission
1st mission of 1969
3rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission