Rusty carried this strap aboard the lunar module Spider during the Apollo 9 mission. He wrote (letter below) “I hereby certify that this accompanying interim stowage strap…was flown with me on the first flight of the lunar module on Apollo 9 in March, 1969. The item has been part of my personal collection since the mission.”

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 9, the first flight of the Lunar Module and the first EVA in the Apollo program, I thought I would share some Apollo 9 artifacts. Also, Future Ventures is a proud sponsor of the 50th Anniversary Celebration with the entire Apollo 9 crew in San Diego.

2 responses to “Rusty Schweickart’s Flown Apollo 9 Stowage Strap”

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    jurvetson

    The identification label with: SEB33100015–301, S/N 1005

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    jurvetson

    Event tonight, with the entire Apollo 9 crew! And Rusty’s reflections “We went to the Moon as Americans; we’ll go to Mars and on as people from Earth.

    And do this we must if we’re to have the time needed to become, as Elon Musk says, a multi-planet species.

    So for me, this is the big deal worthy of celebration 50 years after we first landed on the Moon. Landed on the Moon… and looked back at the Earth! What we saw was a fantastic reality; the unbelievably beautiful home of all the life in our little corner of the Universe. What we realized was our responsibility for doing whatever we can to extend and continue this amazing evolutionary experiment we call life.

    Now what’s a bigger deal than that?

    So wherever you are on March 13, 2019, we’re all together, one way or another.”

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