NASA Photo ID: S68-54841           File Name: 10075028.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm BW                 Date Taken: 11/05/68
  Title: Apollo 9 prime crew on deck of ship prior to water egress training
  Description:
  The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) 
  space mission stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior
  to  water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right are
  Astronauts  Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot; David R. Scott,
  command module  pilot; and James A. McDivitt, commander. In the background
  is the Apollo  command module boilerplate which was used in the training
  exercise.                
  Subject terms:
  APOLLO 9                                
  APOLLO PROJECT                          
  ASTRONAUT TRAINING                      
  ASTRONAUTS                              
  CREWS                                   
  EGRESS                                  
  GULF OF MEXICO                          
  PORTRAIT                                
  SHIPS                                   
  WATER LANDING                           
  

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