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Apollo 9 mission to test full spacecraft in Earth orbit
NASA will launch Apollo 9 to test the complete Apollo spacecraft in manned Earth orbit. The plan includes docking of the command service module with the lunar module, multiple engine restarts, a two hour EVA by Schweikart, and a sequence of lunar module maneuvers ending with an Atlantic recovery near Cape Kennedy. The flight spans ten days with orbital transfers and rendezvous demonstrations.
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