Author Topic: Apollo 9 Mission, March 3, 1969: Videos, Pictures, Documents, etc (Read 6025 times)

catdlr · « **on:** 02/28/2019 03:05 am »

Everyone reading this.
I notice that there is no other thread(s) for Apollo 9 in the Historic Spaceflight. So feel free to post any and all videos, pictures and original docs that you may in this thread for an easy reference location.
Tks, Tony.

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From the NASA Archives: 'Apollo 9: Three to Make Ready'

Retro Space HD
Published on Dec 4, 2017

Cleaned up copy from HD source.

Credit: NASA/JSC
Astronauts: James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart Stresses the testing of the Lunar Module, the spacecraft that will land men on the Moon. Featured are sequences of launch, the successful rendezvous, EVA, and Earth terrain. These photographs of the Earth terrain become dividends from space.

JSC-500 — (1969) — 22 Minutes

Updated 2/26: I've dropped Space.com and given credit to the original YouTube'er that posted this video in 2011.

Updated 2/28: Used 4throck Video instead of Airboyd post. 4throck did a great job cleaning up the video:

Dbbauer · « **Reply #1 on:** 02/28/2019 03:12 am »

Slight revision - March 3, 1969

MATTBLAK · « **Reply #2 on:** 02/28/2019 04:06 am »

Apollo 9: The space Duet of Gumdrop and Spider.

catdlr · « **Reply #3 on:** 02/28/2019 04:52 am »

Here is the link from Space.com with related pictures from this flight:

Apollo 9 in Photos: NASA Tests the Spidery Lunar Module

Apollo-phill · « **Reply #4 on:** 02/28/2019 07:25 am »

tk/catdlr

OK Here you go ! ORIGINAL document !

My article from 1969 written by me for BIS Spaceflight attached as PDF.

I do have NASA/contractor/et al Apollo 9 documents/photos but these are about to go for sale.

Phill

4throck · « **Reply #5 on:** 02/28/2019 02:12 pm »

And here's my cleaned up version of 'Three to make ready' from a HD source.
It's a big improvement over the version posted above (although audio is a bit out of sync).

(Also on my channel you have the documentaries of Apollos 8, 15, 16, and 17 from HD sources.)

catdlr · « **Reply #6 on:** 02/28/2019 06:32 pm »

Thanks 4throck, when I get home, I’ll update the initial post with your video instead. The, Tony.

apollo16uvc · « **Reply #7 on:** 02/28/2019 07:10 pm »

Scans of slides of Apollo 9 broadcast. Slide collections contains photos of Apollo 8 through 17 television. More will come eventually. Also on my channel is Apollo 15 from photos taken by somebody else.

catdlr · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/01/2019 03:30 am »

Quote from: catdlr on 02/28/2019 06:32 pm

Thanks 4throck, when I get home, I’ll update the initial post with your video instead. Thanks, Tony.

Done. Thanks again 4throck.

catdlr · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/03/2019 11:27 pm »

Apollo 9: 'A Hell of a Ride'

NASA
Published on Mar 3, 2019

50 years ago, we tested the capabilities of our Moon landing spacecraft in Earth’s orbit. Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart performed systems checks and gathered data. The Lunar Module and the Command Module separated by nearly 100 miles and an engine burn check brought them back together. A challenging rendezvous and docking proved the abilities of the hardware. This historic mission launched on March 3, 1969, as an engineering mission and paved the way for future Apollo missions.

catdlr · « **Reply #10 on:** 05/12/2024 06:55 pm »

Apollo 9 - Countdown and Launch (Full Mission 1)

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May 12, 2024
Apollo 9 - Countdown and Launch

March 3rd 1969 - Apollo 9 countdown and launch - Onboard are astronauts Jim McDivitt, Rusty Schweickart and Dave Scott.

This is the coverage of the countdown through the liftoff and continuing until just before the separation from the SIVB and Transposition and Docking takes place.

Video starts off with pre-recorded crew breakfast, followed by suit up and walkout to the astro-van at the OC building, transport to the pad and ingress to the command module Gumdrop.

After those sequences there are views of crew training, the assembly of the spacecraft and Saturn V as well as roll-out to pad 39A and pad operations.

There is intermittent "live" coverage from the day, but the full TV record is presented.

Two films from NASA supplement the content, showing the Apollo 9 crew and spacecraft progress before the mission begins.

Extra audio is provided between Jack Kings countdown commentary - this is the pre-mission crew press conference.

Audio from about T-2 minutes include the astro-comm loop with Stoney and the astronauts responding the the Test Conductors prompts on the checklist.

There is 5 minutes of FD Loop from liftoff through staging.

Orbiter and KSP is used when other footage isn't available.

Pre-flight photos are presented at various stages to supplement the footage.

All media is courtesy NASA except the Orbiter/KSP sequences

My thanks to:

Steven Taylor - KSP sequences
Mike Fried - NARA film of the launch
Ed Hengeveld - Pre-mission pictures
Steven Slater - TV coverage of countdown and launch
Johannes Kemmppanen - Documents pertaining to Apollo 9

catdlr · « **Reply #11 on:** 11/23/2025 07:55 pm »

Apollo 9 - Docking with LM - End of Day 1 (Full Mission 2)

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Nov 23, 2025
Apollo 9 - Docking with LM - End of Day 1 (Full Mission 2)
After orbital insertion the crew separate from the SIVB third stage and dock with the Lunar Module Spide. They then extract the LM and watch as the SIVB performs a final burn to place it safely out of their immediate vicinity. This is followed by a 5 second burn of the SPS engine to change their orbit. The crew then get on with flight plan activities until the first sleep period.

Thanks to Johannes for pointing me to the checklists and photographic documentation

All media courtesy NASA