On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. Astronauts James McDivitt, David ...

Russell “Rusty” Schweickart was among the first astronauts in space and the first to pilot the lunar module during the Apollo ...

But the lunar module was key to the whole program.” Flying with Apollo 9 crewmates Rusty Schweickart and David Scott, McDivitt’s mission was the first in-space test of the lightweight lunar ...

But the lunar module was ... key to the whole program." Flying with Apollo 9 crewmates Rusty Schweickart and David Scott, McDivitt's mission was the first in-space test of the lightweight lunar ...

Apollo 9 lunar module "Spider", the first crewed lunar module, pictured here in landing configuration, March 3-13, 1969, photographed by Command Module pilot David Scott inside the Command/Service ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. July 20, 1969 - [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes ...

But the lunar module was ... key to the whole program." Apollo 9 astronauts James A. McDivitt (left), David R. Scott (middle) and Russell L. Schweickart (right) pose for a photo with the American ...

The NASA astronaut who commanded the Apollo 9 mission has died. He was also the commander of 1965’s Gemini 4 mission with Ed White, who took the first U.S. spacewalk during that flight.