Manned Space Flight, USA, Apollo 9 The Apollo 9 Lunar Module attached to its Saturn...

Manned Space Flight, USA, Apollo 9 The Apollo 9 Lunar Module attached to its Saturn V launch vehicle, 1969. The picture was taken in Earth orbit from the Apollo 9 Command Module which had already detached from the third stage of the Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 9 Command and Service Module then docked with the Lunar Module and pulled it clear of the rocket. Apollo 9 was launched on 3rd March 1969, with astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott and Russell Schweickart on board. Apollo 9 carried the first complete Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit, and the first docking of the Apollo Command and Service Module with the Lunar Module was carried out on the mission. ©SSPL/NASA