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Apollo 9 was the first manned flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) along with the Lunar Module (LM) . Its three-man crew of Mission Commander Jim McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart tested several aspects critical to landing on the moon including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers. The mission was the second manned launch of a Saturn V rocket, and was the third manned mission of the Apollo Program.
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Apollo History "The surface exploration was concluded in 2½ hours, when the crew re-entered the lunar module." http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo11/index.html
Here is the original video which had been submitted for the 08' National Scholastics Awards. It is not the final animation, which can been viewed on YouTube titled "Saturn V!: The Epic Journey." This is the highly acclaimed flash animation that was started since November of 2006. Since then it ...
Gemini 12 & Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin speaks about the Russian Space Program & their influence on the naming the moon's geology & the world first Satellite Sputnik-1
Sample collection of orange soil from Station 4 (Shorty Crater) Apollo 17 Landing site. Thanks to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal at NASA for making this video available.
Gemini 12 & Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin speaks on NBC Today about his new movie "Fly Me to the Moon 3D" & most importantly his amazing spaceflight career.