The Apollo 9 Mission (1969)

Duration: 18:21

Year Published: 1969

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Produced for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, this government film chronicles Apollo 9 from countdown to splashdown. The primary objective of the mission was to test the performance of the Lunar Module and its compatibility with the combined Apollo spacecraft. Spending 10 days in Earth orbit, the flight crew successfully demonstrated all the maneuvers necessary to land men on the Moon, liftoff from the lunar surface, and rendezvous with the Command and Service Module.