{"id":629050,"date":"2024-03-07T12:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=629050"},"modified":"2024-03-07T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:42:16","slug":"apollo-9-astronaut-david-scotts-spacewalk","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apollo-9-astronaut-david-scotts-spacewalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo 9 Astronaut David Scott\u2019s Spacewalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2017\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?w=2017\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Earth is a deep blue backdrop to this photo of astronaut David Scott and the command module and lunar module of the Apollo 9 mission. The joined modules are a metallic silver. He stands in the open hatch of the command module while wearing a white spacesuit. A metallic visor tops his red helmet.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg 4034w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=295,300 295w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=768,780 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=1009,1024 1009w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=1513,1536 1513w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=2017,2048 2017w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=394,400 394w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=591,600 591w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=886,900 886w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=1182,1200 1182w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/as09-20-3064orig.jpg?resize=1970,2000 1970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2017px) 100vw, 2017px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Russell L. Schweickart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/scott_david.pdf?emrc=666caacb023eb\">David R. Scott<\/a>, command module pilot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hG6lWYAFeCQ\" rel=\"noopener\">Apollo 9<\/a> Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module\u2019s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalk on March 6, 1969. Astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/schweickart_russell.pdf?emrc=666caacb025db\">Russell L. Schweickart<\/a>, lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/astronaut-russell-schweickart-apollo-9-spacewalk\/\">while also performing a spacewalk<\/a>. He was positioned on the porch of the lunar module (LM), while astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/correction-apollo-astronaut-james-mcdivitt-dies-at-age-93\/\">James A. McDivitt<\/a>, was inside the LM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight of the command\/service module along with the lunar module. The mission\u2019s three-person crew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/apollo\/apollo-9-mission-details\/\">tested several aspects critical to landing on the Moon<\/a> including the lunar module\u2019s engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers. Apollo 9 set the stage for the next step \u2014 Apollo 10 \u2014 a test mission that occurred about 70 miles above the Moon\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/apollo-9\/\">See more photos from Apollo 9.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/Russell L. Schweickart<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot for the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module\u2019s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalk on March 6, 1969. Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott while also performing a spacewalk. 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