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Russell Schweickart
 
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Russell Schweickart |
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Born on: |
25 Oct 1935 |
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Join NASA in: |
17 Oct 1963 |
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Current status: |
Retired 1 Jul 1979 |
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Spaceflight |
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Apollo 9 |
LMP |
03.03. - 13.03.1969 |
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Walter Schweickart was one of
fourteen astronauts named by NASA in October 1963.
He served as lunar module pilot for Apollo 9, March 3-13,
1969. This was the third manned flight in the Apollo
series, the second to be launched by a Saturn V, and the
first manned flight of the lunar module. With him on the
flight into earth orbit were James A. McDivitt (spacecraft
commander) and David R. Scott (command module pilot).
Apollo 9 successfully accomplished an intensive five-day
checkout operation with the lunar module--highlighted by a
critical lunar-orbit rendezvous simulation and subsequent
docking, initiated by McDivitt and Schweickart from within
the lunar module at a separation distance which exceeded
100 miles from the command/service module piloted by Scott.
During a 46-minute EVA, Schweickart evaluated external
transfer capability, made photographs, and retrieved
thermal samples from the lunar module exterior. Apollo 9
splashed down less than 4 miles from the helicopter
carrier USS GUADALCANAL.
Completing his first space flight, Schweickart logged 241
hours in space.
Walter Schweickart served as backup commander for the
first Skylab mission and, in addition, was responsible for
monitoring design/development efforts for the Apollo
Telescope Mount (ATM), and planning extravehicular
activities to be used in Project Skylab. During the first
Skylab mission (SL-1/SL-2), Mr. Schweickart was
responsible for the development of hardware and procedures
associated with erecting the solar shade and deploying the
jammed solar array wing.
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