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Topic: Photo of the week 218 (January 3, 2009)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-03-2009 04:10 AM
   
 Forty years ago today, the space-year 1969 started with the rollout of AS-504. This was the Saturn 5 carrying Apollo 9, the first complete Apollo spacecraft, which was scheduled for launch in February. It would be the first manned test flight of the Lunar Module, flown by astronauts McDivitt, Scott and Schweickart. Ed Hengeveld |
MSS
Member Posts: 633
From: Poland
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-03-2009 04:33 AM
I was one and half this time...but the times are going very fast from these moments ;)Thanks for great photos as usual. Happy New 2009 Year to you, Ed |
APG85
Member Posts: 306
From:
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted 01-03-2009 06:45 AM
I saw Apollo 9 on the pad during a Kennedy tour with my parents, brother and grand-parents. I was barely five at the time and the memories are blurry at best - but I was there! Thanks for posting the picture. |
dwmzmm
Member Posts: 82
From: Katy, TX USA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 01-03-2009 09:17 AM
Apollo - 9, a clearly under rated mission but vitally important in the next step toward the first Moon landing. Thanks for posting that pic!------------------
Dave, NAR # 21853 SR.
Challenger 498 Section
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mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 01-03-2009 02:53 PM
It's quite amazing to think that 13 days after the launch of Apollo 8, you already had Apollo 9 rolling to the pad. |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 01-30-2009 07:24 PM
Beautiful pic. |
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