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Apollo 9 was the big test for the Lunar Module. The mission had several big milestones:
First manned test of the Lunar Module
First test of the Apollo space suits
First manned flight of a spacecraft incapable of returning to earth
March 7th 1969
Apollo 9 Flight Test of the Lunar Module
The "Spider" has wings....
The LM
Lunar Module
NASA changed the name to Lunar Module or LM from Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), but it was always pronounced "lem".
The Lem was built by Grumman Aircraft Engineering, plus some subcontractors. They had begun some design studies in the late 1950s, and were awarded the contract in 1962.
The "Spider" has lost its legs...
Spider, now just the ascent stage, is manouevring near Gumdrop, the Command Module of Apollo 9.
LM Diagram
Lunar Module Commander's Main Panel
Lunar Module Pilot's Main Panel
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Lunar Module vids
1969: Lunar Module docked with the Command Module
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Apollo History "The surface exploration was concluded in 2½ hours, when the crew re-entered the lunar module." spaceflight.nasa.gov
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- NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection: Gumdrop Meets Spider
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