5. März 1969: Start von #Apollo9. Die Aufgaben lauten: Test der #Mondlandefähre in der Erdumlaufbahn und erster Umstieg durch einen Tunnel.
5. März 1969: Start von #Apollo9. Die Aufgaben lauten: Test der #Mondlandefähre in der Erdumlaufbahn und erster Umstieg durch einen Tunnel.

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Opportunity meets Gumdrop

Named after the Apollo 9 command module's nickname, Gumdrop is a small crater (6 meters diameter) located on the edge of a larger, dark, filled-in crater. It was captured by the Opportunity Rover on May 30, 2011 (Sol 2612); full credits in ALT.

#Opportunity #Gumdrop #Mars #Sol2612 #rover #MERB #space #crater #GumdropCrater #impactcrater #Martian #memories #OpportunityRover #MartianMemories #science #photography #Astrodon #history #Apollo #Apollo9

Apollo 9 Crew Comes Home - NASA

Fifty-five years ago today, NASA astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart splashed down 4.5 nautical miles from the USS

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Apollo 9 Astronaut David Scott’s Spacewalk - NASA

Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot for the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module’s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalk

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Le 13 mars 1969: retour sur Terre d'#Apollo9 #histoire #cejourla #invention
My favourite Apollo astronaut with the best euphemism for “taking a shit”, ever.
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Schweickart: ... and Dave's [PRD] is kind of stuck away somewhere. We'll try to pick that up again tomorrow."
CAPCOM: "Roger."
Schweickart: "Dave is in the process of contributing to medical science in a different fashion here."
CAPCOM: "Okay. Understand."
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Apollo 50th on Twitter

“Schweickart: ... and Dave's [PRD] is kind of stuck away somewhere. We'll try to pick that up again tomorrow." CAPCOM: "Roger." Schweickart: "Dave is in the process of contributing to medical science in a different fashion here." CAPCOM: "Okay. Understand." #Apollo9 #Apollo50”

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