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Space Rocket History #180 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers
As Dave Scott pulled in closer to the Lunar Module he noticed that the command module’s nose was out of line with the lander’s nose. Scott tried...
Space Rocket History #179 – Apollo 9 – The Launch
For the 19th flight of American astronauts into space, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, representing the new administration of Richard Nixon, sat in the...
Space Rocket History #178 – Apollo 9 – The Crew – McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart
James Alton “Jim” McDivitt was born on June 10, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. He is of Irish descent. Like many other astronauts, he was a ...
An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #1 – Ancient Rocketry: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move...
Space Rocket History #177 – Apollo 9 – Preparations
The biggest concern before Apollo 9 was the docking maneuver. In early 1969, at NASA there was little confidence in the docking system. At a January...
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