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NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93

James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died in his sleep last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA said in a statement Monday. He was 93. McDivitt was ...
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was also the commander of 1965’s ...
Hackaday

New Artemis Plan Returns To Apollo Playbook

In their recent announcement, NASA has made official what pretty much anyone following the Artemis lunar program could have ...
insider.si.edu

Apollo 9 Mission Director's Briefing

United States Space Program Oral History Collection [Kapp], Acc. NASM.XXXX.0138, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Apollo-9 Mission Director's Briefing held at NASA headquarters, ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Space to Earth: Retired astronaut Rusty Schweickart of Sonoma recalls his illustrious career, including his 1969 Apollo 9 mission and spacewalk

When Apollo 9 astronaut Russell "Rusty" Schweickart opens the front door of his home in Sonoma, it's obvious he's on a mission. He runs and grabs a pair of binoculars, then sprints up the stairs to ...