| Name: Schweickart, Russell | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 1 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Rocket No. | Landing Date - Rocket No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Apollo 9 | March 3, 1969 - AS-504 | March 13, 1969 - AS-504 |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Apollo 1 / AS-204 (Cancelled) |
First Backup Crew for the first Apollo C mission The crew died when a fire swept through the Apollo CSM-102 spacecraft during a preflight test for the Apollo AS-204 mission, one month before launch. The mission was renamed Apollo 1 at the request of Grissom's widow. |
| Apollo AS-207 (Cancelled) |
Proposed Prime Crew for the Apollo D mission Two separate Saturn 1B launches would have put the Apollo CSM-101 spacecraft / AS-207 and Lunar Module LM-2 / AS-208 in to orbit for the first planned manned test space flight of the Apollo Lunar Module. After the cancellation of the Apollo AS-205 mission, the Saturn 1B AS-205 booster replaced the Saturn 1B AS-207 booster for the Apollo CSM-101 launch. After the Apollo 1 fire, it was decided to launch the mission on a single Saturn V. Apollo 9 completed the objectives of the Apollo D mission, and the Apollo CSM-101 spacecraft was used for the Apollo 7 mission. |
| 1. Apollo 9 | Tested Lunar Module in Earth orbit Command Module - Gumdrop (CSM-104) Lunar Module - Spider (LM-3) |
| Skylab 2 (Backup Crew) |
First manned Skylab mission |
| Spacewalks - 1 | ||
| Space Flights | Date & Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo 9 | March 6, 1969 | Demonstrate contingency spacewalk transfer between Apollo Lunar Module and Command Modules. Test A7P Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System backpack. Test Lunar Module and Command Module ability to support spacewalks |
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Updated - January 12, 2005