Apollo 9 Lunar Module ActivationMarch 1969
Helps activate and check out Spider, the first lunar module flown with astronauts aboard.
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Historical person
Rusty Schweickart Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rusty Schweickart, based on 8 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
8 records1969–19698 events2 places
Chronological biography
1969
Apollo 9 EVA6 March 1969
Tests lunar module spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.
Apollo 9 Portable Life Support Test6 March 1969
Tests the portable life support backpack and lunar spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.
Portable Life Support System Test6 March 1969
Tests the lunar surface spacesuit and portable life support backpack outside lunar module Spider.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Free Flight7 March 1969
Flies in Spider during the first crewed independent flight of a lunar module.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Rendezvous7 March 1969
Participates in Spider's rendezvous with command module Gumdrop after the free-flight test.
Lunar Module Independent Flight7 March 1969
Flies aboard Spider during the first crewed independent flight of a lunar module.
Apollo 9 Splashdown13 March 1969
Returns with the Apollo 9 crew after successful testing of the complete Apollo spacecraft system.
Titles and roles
Astronaut
Record provenance
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