Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Apollo 9
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
1. Apollo 9 Marker
Date: March 3-13, 1969
Command Module: Gumdrop
Lunar Module: Spider
Command Module Pilot: David Scott
Lunar Module Pilot: Russell Schweickart
Commander: James McDivitt
you feel in your gut the precious unity of the Earth
- Russell Schweickart
Erected by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 1969.
Location. 28° 36.267′ N, 80° 40.15′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Kennedy Parkway North 6 miles north of NASA Parkway West, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Apollo/Saturn V Center of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville FL 32780, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Apollo 10 (here, next to this marker); "The Eagle Has Landed" (here, next to this marker); Apollo 11 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 8 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 13
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Apollo 9. NASA website entry (Submitted on October 8, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Apollo/Saturn V Center. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex website entry (Submitted on July 2, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
2. Apollo 9 Marker
Photographed by Nasa
3. Apollo 9 crew
(L-R) James McDivitt, David Scott and Russell Schweickart
Photographed by Nasa
4. Apollo 9 Command Module docked with Lunar Module
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
