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 ...

Astronaut James A. McDivitt who lead the Apollo 9 mission, the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo mission, has died at 93 years old.

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 ...

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 ...

Flying with Apollo 9 crewmates Rusty Schweickart and David Scott, McDivitt's mission was the first in-space test of the lightweight lunar lander, nicknamed Spider.

Flying with Apollo 9 crewmates Rusty Schweickart and David Scott, McDivitt’s mission was the first in-space test of the lightweight lunar lander, nicknamed Spider.