Gumdrop
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Gumdrop was the nickname given to the Apollo 9 command module, used in 1969 to test the lunar module and docking procedures in Earth orbit during NASA’s Apollo program.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo command module
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| associatedLunarModule | Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Gumdrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | James McDivitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandModulePilot | David Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewEgressMethod | ocean recovery ⓘ |
| crewMember |
David Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James McDivitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell L. Schweickart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockedWith | Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockingTarget | Apollo 9 lunar module Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 10 command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first crewed flight test of the Apollo lunar module in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1969-03-13 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1969-03-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilot | Russell L. Schweickart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | North American Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
1 hour
ⓘ
10 days ⓘ 54 minutes ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth-orbital test of Apollo hardware ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | Apollo 9 command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitedBody | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Apollo 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo 8 command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
test of docking and extraction procedures
ⓘ
test of lunar module in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryType | capsule splashdown ⓘ |
| serviceModuleAttached | yes ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | command and service module ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Apollo Block II command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splashdownLocation | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedCapability |
crew transfer between modules
ⓘ
docking procedures ⓘ lunar module systems in Earth orbit ⓘ rendezvous procedures ⓘ |
| yearOfOperation | 1969 ⓘ |
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