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Apollo 9 (AS-504) Spider and Gumdrop
On 3 March 1969 the Apollo 9 crew blasted-off from Cape Kennedy to tackle Apollo 8' s original mission
of testing the LM in low Earth orbit. Riding onboard the most heavily laden Saturn V so far were James
McDivitt, David Scott and Russell 'Rusty' Schweickart, while stored within the top of the third stage
was the long awaited lunar module.

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Two launch covers - one cancelled at Cape Canaveral and signed by the three astronauts, McDivitt,
Scott and Schweickart. Below a Houston postmark which is tied together with a special blue cachet and
a NASA Local Post vignette.

APOLLO 9 -HRST MANNED LUNAR MODULE FLIGHT
Col. James A. McDivitt
Lt. Col. David R. Scott Russell L. Schweickart
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NASA LOCAL POST· FIRST DAY OF 'ISSUE
Space City Cover Society

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