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Apollo 9 (AS-504) Manned Test of Lunar Hardware in Earth Orbit |
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Apollo 9 The Apollo Program |
The Apollo 9 mission was the first manned flight of all Apollo lunar hardware in Earth orbit and first manned flight of the lunar module. Lunar module pilot Russel L. Schweickart performed a 37 minute EVA. Human reactions to space and weightlessness were tested in 152 orbits. |
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