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Apollo 9 was the third sucessful manned flight of [[Project Apollo]], the manned moon missions, and had an important proof of the concepts needed for the later [[Apollo 11]], as it was the first flight of the Lunar Module (LM), the first test of the Apollo Space Suits and the second flight of the Saturn V rocket. Apollo 9 was crewed by James McDivitt, the Commander; David Scott, the Command Module Pilot and Russell Schweickart, Command Module Pilot.

'''Apollo 9''' was the third sucessful manned flight of [[Project Apollo]], the manned moon missions, and had an important proof of the concepts needed for the later [[Apollo 11]], as it was the first flight of the Lunar Module (LM), the first test of the Apollo Space Suits and the second flight of the Saturn V rocket. Apollo 9 was crewed by James McDivitt, the Commander; David Scott, the Command Module Pilot and Russell Schweickart, Command Module Pilot.

Apollo 9 launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 3, 1969, and returned March 13th.

Apollo 9 launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 3, 1969, and returned March 13th.