Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93

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18 Oct 2022 0 shares 1 views

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Published 18 Oct 2022

James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93.

James McDivitt, commander of pivotal NASA missions, dies at 93

The astronaut’s missions, including the first successful American spacewalk mission, helped NASA eventually get to the moon.

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