Apollo 9 Descent Engine TestMarch 1969
Commands Spider during crewed testing of the lunar module descent propulsion system.
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Historical person
James McDivitt Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James McDivitt, based on 9 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
9 records1969–19699 events2 places
Chronological biography
1969
Apollo 9 Lunar Module ActivationMarch 1969
Leads activation and checkout of lunar module Spider during its first crewed flight.
Apollo 93 March 1969
Commands Apollo 9 during the first crewed lunar module test.
Apollo 9 CSM-LM Docking3 March 1969
Commands the first crewed Apollo docking with a lunar module in Earth orbit.
Spider Descent Engine Test5 March 1969
Tests the lunar module descent engine, including crewed throttling planned for lunar landing operations.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Free Flight7 March 1969
Commands Spider during its independent free flight away from command module Gumdrop.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Redocking7 March 1969
Commands Spider through rendezvous and redocking with Gumdrop after the lunar module free flight.
Spider Ascent Engine Test7 March 1969
Uses the lunar module ascent engine during rendezvous exercises simulating departure from the Moon.
Spider Undocking7 March 1969
Pilots lunar module Spider away from the command module for independent flight tests.
Titles and roles
Astronaut
Record provenance
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