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Manned Test of Lunar Hardware in Earth Orbit.
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.
Highlights/Notes:
* The first mission in which the use of names for spacecraft was again authorized.
* First test of LM in space.
* First test of Portable Life Support System in space.
* Rendezvous and docking after 6 hour and 113 mile separation in space.
* Schweickart performed 37 minute EVA.
* A "D" mission, so the "D" in McDivitt on the mission patch had a red interior which signified the "D" mission.
* Space vehicle weight at liftoff: 6,397,005 lb. (2,901,681 kilos)
* Weight placed in earth orbit: 292,091 lb. (132,492 kilos.)
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