NASA Photo ID: AS09-19-2919 File Name: 10075046.jpg
Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 03/03/69
Title: Lunar Module 3 attached to Saturn V third stage
Description:
The Lunar Module (LM) 3 "Spider", still attached to the Saturn V third
(S-IVB) stage, is photographed from the Command/Service Module (CSM)
"Gumdrop" on the first day of the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission. This
picture was taken following CSM/LM-S-IVB separation, and prior to LM
extraction from the S-IVB. The Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) panels
have already been jettisoned.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 9
APOLLO SPACECRAFT
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)
LUNAR MODULE
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES
PHOTOGRAPHY
SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLES
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