Apollo 9
From Left to Right: Jim McDivitt (CDR)
David Scott (CMP)
Russel Schweikart (LMP)
Mission: March 3 - 13, 1969
Backup Crew: Charles Conrad (CDR)
Richard Gordon (CMP)
Alan Bean (LMP)
(Crew of Apollo 12)
Apollo 9 was the earth-orbital test of the lunar module, which was later used to land on the moon. Jim McDivitt and Russel Schweikart flew the lunar module 118 miles awa