Saturn V | Apollo 9
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Apollo 9
Apollo 9 was commanded by James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. The mission tested the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.
Apollo Gumdrop CSM-104
Serial CSM-104
Launch Crew Count 3
Status Single Use
Landing Time 1969-03-13T17:00:00+0000
Crew
James McDivitt
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1929-06-10
Deceased 2022-10-13
Status Deceased
Type Government
David Scott
Command Module Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1932-06-06
Status Retired
Type Government
Rusty Schweickart
Lunar Module Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1935-10-25
Status Retired
Type Government
Saturn V
Height 110.60 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 35100 kN
Diameter 10.10 Meters
Mass To LEO 140000 kg
Liftoff Mass 2970 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 1967-11-09
Launch Failures 1
Programs
Apollo
The Apollo program was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.
