ITEMS ON APOLLO 9 LAUNCH - COLOUR - NO SOUND

(6 Mar 1969)
ASTRONAUTS: COL. JAMES MCDIVITT, COL. DAVID SCOTT & MR. RUSSELL SCHWEIKART CU Sign "The U.S.A.F. welcomes you to Cape Kennedy Air Force Station - elevation 10ft.' GV U.S. Air force plane taxiing GV Steps pushed into position LS VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO AGNEW from aircraft and greeted MS & CU AGNEW walking 3 SHOTS AGNEW GV Cars driven away (2 shots) VARIOUS shots AGNEW in Press Observation Centre at Mission Control MS AGNEW with ex-astronaut (Shepherd?) 3 SHOTS Control Desks CU Countdown timer MS AGNEW watching preparations (x 3) CU Location Pad 39A Pre-launch alert sign G.V.'s Rocket on launch pad at night (x 8). LAS Rocket with moon in distance CU Pan up Rocket G.V.'s Rocket on launch pad at night (x 3) MS The Three Astronauts eating breakfast with rest of Mission Team CU's of each Astronaut VARIOUS shots during breakfast (x 5) VARIOUS shots Astronauts fit on Space Suits and helmets (x 14) MS Astronauts accompanied by Teams with life support systems into launch pad lift GV Astronauts walk from launch tower to rocket (x 2) MS Astronauts into rocket capsule (x 6) LS Rocket on launch pad at dawn, rocket ignites and lifts off through top of frame GV Rocket ignites, lift off and pan up with rocket in shot GV of blast off seen from Space Centre CU AGNEW watching 3 SHOTS Int. activity at Mission Control 5 shots AGNEW congratulating staff at Mission Control.
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[@JeffGR4]

Thanks to the _British Movietone_ channel for this Apollo 9 segment - we celebrate the mission on its 50th anniversary on March 3-13, 2019.

[@donb1183]

Best video I have seen of the preflight breakfast and of the astronauts loading into the CM. Besides the crew the video includes shots of Al Shepard, Frank Borman (playing host to Agnew), Buzz Aldrin and John Young

[@donb1183]

@Pro Curve Actually I think it was the preflight breakfast because it was low fiber reducing trips to the bathroom.