On 13 March 1969, the Apollo 9 spacecraft returns back to Earth at 12:00:54 am. This ten-day mission began on 3 March 1969, at 11:00:00 am EST.

The Spider launched from the Kennedy Space Center and entered into orbit a few minutes later after the launch. The spacecraft got the call sign “Spider” because of its spider like features.

James R. McDivitt led the mission as Mission Commander. McDivitt was a graduate from the University of Michigan where he studied aeronautical engineering and astronautical science. Accompanying McDivitt was Command Module Pilot, David R. Scott. Scott was a United States Military graduate and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate. Russell L. “Rusty” Schweickhart was the last of this threesome in this mission. Schweickhart was the Lunar Module Pilot who served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air force. He also served in the Massachusetts Air National Guard.

The mission plan for Apollo 9 was to test the lunar modules engines, navigation systems, and backpack life support systems.

On 1 March 2005, Spacecraft Films released Apollo 9: Spider Takes Flight. The film was a five-hour documentary on the first manned flight of Apollo 9. The film consisted of television transmissions, on board footage, launch, and recovery footage. The film also shows the training the pilots underwent when preparing for the mission.

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