Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight of the command/service module
(NASA) – Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot for the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module’s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalk on March 6, 1969.
Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, the lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott while also performing a spacewalk. He was positioned on the porch of the lunar module, while astronaut James A. McDivitt, was inside the LM.
Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight of the command/service module along with the lunar module.
The mission’s three-person crew tested several aspects critical to landing on the Moon including the lunar module’s engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.
Apollo 9 set the stage for the next step — Apollo 10 — a test mission that occurred about 70 miles above the Moon’s surface.
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